Featured in FFG(X)BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019ShareCongressional Meddling Could Begin To Sink The Navy’s Frigate ProgramThe Navy says that if a new spending bill becomes law, certain provisions will delay the frigate program’s schedule by at least a year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019ShareHere Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 YearsThe service will face huge challenges in meeting that goal and just sustaining those vessels will cost many billions more than it spends now. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2019ShareLockheed Bails On The Navy’s New Frigate Program, But Will Supply Systems To Whoever Wins (Updated)The company had reportedly been having trouble meeting the Navy’s requirements with a version of its Freedom-class littoral combat ship. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2019ShareNavy Wants Experimental Squadron Of Surface Ships To Explore New Tactics And TechThe specialized squadron might offer a home for the Navy’s small fleet of advanced Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers and other ships. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2019ShareBehold Italy’s FREMM Frigate In U.S. Navy FFG(X) Future Frigate ConfigurationThe FFG(X) competition is heating up and proven foreign designs are being remodeled into very promising U.S. Navy-specific configurations. BYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Future Frigates Are Shaping Up To Be More Lethal And Capable, As Well As CheaperThe requirements have expanded, but the service is pushing for commonality with existing systems to push the price point down. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018ShareNavy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated)The service is accelerating plans to give the ships more firepower, but serious questions remain about the ships’ capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareIt’s Official, The Navy’s Next Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Will Be The Naval Strike MissileThe deal could also open a path to adding the American-Norweigan-made missiles, or variants, to other platforms at sea, in the air, and on land. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018ShareLittle Crappy Ship: None Of The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships May Deploy In 2018A decade after USS Freedom was commissioned and multiple program restructurings, the Littoral Combat Ship fleet is nowhere near meeting its goals. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018ShareThe US Navy Still Hasn’t Formally Decided to Add Hellfires to Its Littoral Combat ShipsIt’s likely that the service will push ahead with the upgrades, but the weapons still reflect the watering down of the ships’ intended capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018ShareOne Of These Five Ships Will Become The U.S. Navy’s Next FrigateThe FFG(X) program is well underway as the Navy selects five vendors to fully conceptualize their designs before making a final pick in 2019. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018ShareNew Frigate Program Heats Up As U.S. Navy Says It Will Pay Nearly $1B Per ShipThe Navy is prioritizing its FFG(X) program and is willing to spend a substantial amount in order to realize its aggressive specifications list. BYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018ShareThe Course To A 355 Ship Navy Is Becoming Increasingly Challenging To PlotThe Navy talks big surface fleet dreams but it is going to take some serious planning and tough decision making to realize those dreams. BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019ShareCongressional Meddling Could Begin To Sink The Navy’s Frigate ProgramThe Navy says that if a new spending bill becomes law, certain provisions will delay the frigate program’s schedule by at least a year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019ShareHere Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 YearsThe service will face huge challenges in meeting that goal and just sustaining those vessels will cost many billions more than it spends now. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2019ShareLockheed Bails On The Navy’s New Frigate Program, But Will Supply Systems To Whoever Wins (Updated)The company had reportedly been having trouble meeting the Navy’s requirements with a version of its Freedom-class littoral combat ship. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2019ShareNavy Wants Experimental Squadron Of Surface Ships To Explore New Tactics And TechThe specialized squadron might offer a home for the Navy’s small fleet of advanced Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers and other ships. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2019ShareBehold Italy’s FREMM Frigate In U.S. Navy FFG(X) Future Frigate ConfigurationThe FFG(X) competition is heating up and proven foreign designs are being remodeled into very promising U.S. Navy-specific configurations. BYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Future Frigates Are Shaping Up To Be More Lethal And Capable, As Well As CheaperThe requirements have expanded, but the service is pushing for commonality with existing systems to push the price point down. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018ShareNavy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated)The service is accelerating plans to give the ships more firepower, but serious questions remain about the ships’ capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareIt’s Official, The Navy’s Next Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Will Be The Naval Strike MissileThe deal could also open a path to adding the American-Norweigan-made missiles, or variants, to other platforms at sea, in the air, and on land. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018ShareLittle Crappy Ship: None Of The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships May Deploy In 2018A decade after USS Freedom was commissioned and multiple program restructurings, the Littoral Combat Ship fleet is nowhere near meeting its goals. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018ShareThe US Navy Still Hasn’t Formally Decided to Add Hellfires to Its Littoral Combat ShipsIt’s likely that the service will push ahead with the upgrades, but the weapons still reflect the watering down of the ships’ intended capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018ShareOne Of These Five Ships Will Become The U.S. Navy’s Next FrigateThe FFG(X) program is well underway as the Navy selects five vendors to fully conceptualize their designs before making a final pick in 2019. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018ShareNew Frigate Program Heats Up As U.S. Navy Says It Will Pay Nearly $1B Per ShipThe Navy is prioritizing its FFG(X) program and is willing to spend a substantial amount in order to realize its aggressive specifications list. BYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018ShareThe Course To A 355 Ship Navy Is Becoming Increasingly Challenging To PlotThe Navy talks big surface fleet dreams but it is going to take some serious planning and tough decision making to realize those dreams. BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018Share