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.
The Constellation class frigate will be notably larger and wider, displacing hundreds of tons more than the Italian design from which it is derived.
Rival designs are going head-to-head as South Korea seeks to put F-35 stealth fighters to sea.
The last USS Brooke was the lead ship of the Navy’s first class of guided-missile frigates, which entered service in the 1960s.
The frigate will be built at the Italian firm’s Wisconsin-based subsidiary and is based on ships in service with four US allies.
Concern over the stability of America’s shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan.
The FFG(X) competition is heating up and proven foreign designs are being remodeled into very promising U.S. Navy-specific configurations. Fincantieri FREMM frigate, in particular, is a proven and highly adaptable design that seems to check all the Navy’s boxes.
Operating together with four Italian-built corvettes, the ship will provide a wide range of important capabilities for the Qatari Navy.