Navy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Is Being Shrunk Down For Smaller Ships
The new system is capable of making pinpoint electronic attacks but it’s so big that it requires major alterations to a destroyer’s superstructure.
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New Diagram Details How The Navy’s Frigate Will Differ From Its Italian Parent’s Design
The Constellation class frigate will be notably larger and wider, displacing hundreds of tons more than the Italian design from which it is derived.
Navy Boss Tells Congress That A New Frigate Will Be Named USS Congress. No, Really.
It may sound like a joke, but it actually fits with the Navy’s updated ship naming conventions, and especially for the new class of frigates.
Navy Boss Talks ‘Joint Strike Frigate’ Concept After Calls To Build Four Frigates A Year
The Navy’s new frigate could be among the most realistic ways of getting anywhere close to realizing the service’s huge fleet ambitions.
Everything We Just Learned About The Navy’s Dubious Path To A 500 Ship Fleet
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has offered new details about the Navy’s future force structure and how the Pentagon hopes to pay for it.
Pentagon Notice Says The First Of The Navy’s New Frigates Will Be Named USS Brooke (Updated)
The last USS Brooke was the lead ship of the Navy’s first class of guided-missile frigates, which entered service in the 1960s.
Navy Will Mothball Its First Four Littoral Combat Ships In Nine Months If Congress Lets It
Some lawmakers are pushing to block the retirement of two of the four ships so they can continue to support test work.
Navy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile Frigate
The frigate will be built at the Italian firm’s Wisconsin-based subsidiary and is based on ships in service with four US allies.
Navy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up Procurement
Concern over the stability of America’s shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan.
Congress Pushes Back On Stunning Navy Plan To Cut Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, And More
The U.S. Navy could scale back purchases of new destroyers, attack submarines, frigates, cargo ships, as well as retire early a number of cruisers and littoral combat ships, under a new budget plan taking shape in the Pentagon. The ostensible goal of the proposal is to free up funds for other shipbuilding efforts, including new fleets of unmanned surface and undersea vehicles, but the service is already finding itself in battle with Congress over funding priorities before it has even finalized its pitch.