Featured in FREMMBYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2021ShareNew Diagram Details How The Navy’s Frigate Will Differ From Its Italian Parent’s DesignThe Constellation class frigate will be notably larger and wider, displacing hundreds of tons more than the Italian design from which it is derived. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2020SharePentagon 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. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareNavy Will Mothball Its First Four Littoral Combat Ships In Nine Months If Congress Lets ItSome lawmakers are pushing to block the retirement of two of the four ships so they can continue to support test work. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020ShareNavy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile FrigateThe frigate, which will be built at the Italian firm’s Wisconsin-based subsidiary, is based on ships already in service with four allied navies. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareNavy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up ProcurementConcern over the stability of America’s shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph 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, 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, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareRussian IL-20 Surveillance Plane Went Down Off Syrian Coast During Israeli Missile Barrage (Updated)The Il-20 disappeared as Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli strike. Russia has insinuated that a French frigate may have been involved. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 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, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2021ShareNew Diagram Details How The Navy’s Frigate Will Differ From Its Italian Parent’s DesignThe Constellation class frigate will be notably larger and wider, displacing hundreds of tons more than the Italian design from which it is derived. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2020SharePentagon 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. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareNavy Will Mothball Its First Four Littoral Combat Ships In Nine Months If Congress Lets ItSome lawmakers are pushing to block the retirement of two of the four ships so they can continue to support test work. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020ShareNavy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile FrigateThe frigate, which will be built at the Italian firm’s Wisconsin-based subsidiary, is based on ships already in service with four allied navies. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareNavy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up ProcurementConcern over the stability of America’s shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020Share
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
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
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareRussian IL-20 Surveillance Plane Went Down Off Syrian Coast During Israeli Missile Barrage (Updated)The Il-20 disappeared as Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli strike. Russia has insinuated that a French frigate may have been involved. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 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
