Featured in FrigateBYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2018ShareU.S. To Offer Surplus Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates To Ukraine: ReportsAlthough far from new, the ships would offer Ukraine a huge and desperately needed boost in naval capabilities. BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 17, 2018ShareThe Striking And Fast Superyacht ‘Yaz’ Was Born From A 40 Year Old Dutch Frigate’s HullDesigners combined the steel hull of a retired fast frigate with a cutting-edge composite superstructure resulting in a truly one of a kind ship. BYTyler RogowaySep 17, 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, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 30, 2018ShareRussia’s New Little Missile Packing Patrol Ship Is A Pretty Genius DesignThe ships can carry containerized missile systems and can be outfitted with vertical launch surface-to-air missiles, but are half the size of an LCS. BYTyler RogowayMar 30, 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 RogowayMar 12, 2018ShareTwo Of The Navy’s Youngest Perry Class Frigates Are Set To Be SunkAfter passing over regenerating some Perry class frigates, the Navy is on course to wind up with no viable surface combatants in reserve at all. BYTyler RogowayMar 12, 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, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2017ShareThe German Navy Decided To Return Their Bloated New Frigate To The Ship Store This ChristmasIt’s the first time the German Navy has rejected a ship after it was formally delivered. BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2017ShareThe Curious Case Of Germany’s Massive New But Relatively Toothless Type 125 “Frigates”These odd destroyer sized ships are built for stabilization, crisis management, conflict prevention, and international intervention operations. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 13, 2017ShareThe Navy’s Rationale For Not Reactivating Perry Class Frigates Doesn’t FloatThe numbers actually show how much of a value the idea of regenerating the available Perry class frigates represents, not the other way around. BYTyler RogowayNov 13, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2017ShareNavy Secretary Says Perry Class Frigates Could Be Brought Back On The Cheap Without UpgradesThe ships would work as drug interdiction platforms, but there may be better and cheaper ways of fulfilling that mission set. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2017ShareUS Navy Looking At Bringing Retired Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Out Of MothballsBringing back its last operational conventionally powered supercarrier would help the Navy make its 12 carrier fleet goal a reality. BYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2017Share12
BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2018ShareU.S. To Offer Surplus Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates To Ukraine: ReportsAlthough far from new, the ships would offer Ukraine a huge and desperately needed boost in naval capabilities. BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 17, 2018ShareThe Striking And Fast Superyacht ‘Yaz’ Was Born From A 40 Year Old Dutch Frigate’s HullDesigners combined the steel hull of a retired fast frigate with a cutting-edge composite superstructure resulting in a truly one of a kind ship. BYTyler RogowaySep 17, 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
BYTyler RogowayMar 30, 2018ShareRussia’s New Little Missile Packing Patrol Ship Is A Pretty Genius DesignThe ships can carry containerized missile systems and can be outfitted with vertical launch surface-to-air missiles, but are half the size of an LCS. BYTyler RogowayMar 30, 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 RogowayMar 12, 2018ShareTwo Of The Navy’s Youngest Perry Class Frigates Are Set To Be SunkAfter passing over regenerating some Perry class frigates, the Navy is on course to wind up with no viable surface combatants in reserve at all. BYTyler RogowayMar 12, 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
BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2017ShareThe German Navy Decided To Return Their Bloated New Frigate To The Ship Store This ChristmasIt’s the first time the German Navy has rejected a ship after it was formally delivered. BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2017ShareThe Curious Case Of Germany’s Massive New But Relatively Toothless Type 125 “Frigates”These odd destroyer sized ships are built for stabilization, crisis management, conflict prevention, and international intervention operations. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 13, 2017ShareThe Navy’s Rationale For Not Reactivating Perry Class Frigates Doesn’t FloatThe numbers actually show how much of a value the idea of regenerating the available Perry class frigates represents, not the other way around. BYTyler RogowayNov 13, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2017ShareNavy Secretary Says Perry Class Frigates Could Be Brought Back On The Cheap Without UpgradesThe ships would work as drug interdiction platforms, but there may be better and cheaper ways of fulfilling that mission set. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2017ShareUS Navy Looking At Bringing Retired Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Out Of MothballsBringing back its last operational conventionally powered supercarrier would help the Navy make its 12 carrier fleet goal a reality. BYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2017Share