Featured in FrigatesBYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareArmada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around JapanThe joint patrol first passed through a 12-mile-wide strait between Japan’s main islands in an already significant show of force. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph 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 13, 2021ShareBritish Carrier Joins Forces With U.S. Flattop And Amphibious Assault Ship In Gulf Of AdenHMS Queen Elizabeth joined American and Dutch warships in the Gulf of Aden, an important maritime crossroads. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy BanksThe Navy’s latest shipbuilding plan requires extra funding to pay for a new class of aircraft carriers, extra frigates, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2020ShareNavy 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. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020ShareCanada’s New Frigate Will Be Brimming With MissilesCanada may add Tomahawk cruise missiles to the ships, which already sport an impressive arsenal, including two types of point air defense missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020ShareNavy Boss Talks ‘Joint Strike Frigate’ Concept After Calls To Build Four Frigates A YearThe Navy’s new frigate could be among the most realistic ways of getting anywhere close to realizing the service’s huge fleet ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph 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 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 TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareRussia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate ProgramsThe state-run shipbuilding company responsible for both programs now has concerns about its long-term finances. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020ShareTwo Turkish Frigates Appear Off Libya Amid Reports Of Troops And Armor Landing AshoreThese developments point to a major escalation in Turkey’s involvement in the conflict following abortive attempts to broker a ceasefire. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019ShareCongress Pushes Back On Stunning Navy Plan To Cut Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, And MoreThe service wants to scale back new production of ships and trim existing hulls as part of a new path to reaching a 355-ship fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareIs The U.S. Navy Missing The Boat By Not Including The Type 26 In Its Frigate Competition?The Navy wants to focus on designs that are already in service, but the under construction Type 26 design represents a unique opportunity. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2019ShareThe U.K.’s Pint-Sized Martlet Missile Will Guard Royal Navy Ships And Much MoreThe Royal Navy is planning on using these missiles as air-launched weapons against small boats, too, and has tested them in the surface-to-air role. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019ShareRoyal Navy Frigate Escorts U.K. Tanker Out Of The Persian Gulf After Iranian ThreatsLast week, Iran said it could seize a British ship in retaliation for U.K. authorities seizing an Iranian tanker in the Mediterranean Sea. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareArmada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around JapanThe joint patrol first passed through a 12-mile-wide strait between Japan’s main islands in an already significant show of force. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021Share
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 13, 2021ShareBritish Carrier Joins Forces With U.S. Flattop And Amphibious Assault Ship In Gulf Of AdenHMS Queen Elizabeth joined American and Dutch warships in the Gulf of Aden, an important maritime crossroads. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy BanksThe Navy’s latest shipbuilding plan requires extra funding to pay for a new class of aircraft carriers, extra frigates, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2020ShareNavy 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. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020ShareCanada’s New Frigate Will Be Brimming With MissilesCanada may add Tomahawk cruise missiles to the ships, which already sport an impressive arsenal, including two types of point air defense missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020ShareNavy Boss Talks ‘Joint Strike Frigate’ Concept After Calls To Build Four Frigates A YearThe Navy’s new frigate could be among the most realistic ways of getting anywhere close to realizing the service’s huge fleet ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 29, 2020Share
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 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 TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareRussia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate ProgramsThe state-run shipbuilding company responsible for both programs now has concerns about its long-term finances. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020ShareTwo Turkish Frigates Appear Off Libya Amid Reports Of Troops And Armor Landing AshoreThese developments point to a major escalation in Turkey’s involvement in the conflict following abortive attempts to broker a ceasefire. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019ShareCongress Pushes Back On Stunning Navy Plan To Cut Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, And MoreThe service wants to scale back new production of ships and trim existing hulls as part of a new path to reaching a 355-ship fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareIs The U.S. Navy Missing The Boat By Not Including The Type 26 In Its Frigate Competition?The Navy wants to focus on designs that are already in service, but the under construction Type 26 design represents a unique opportunity. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2019ShareThe U.K.’s Pint-Sized Martlet Missile Will Guard Royal Navy Ships And Much MoreThe Royal Navy is planning on using these missiles as air-launched weapons against small boats, too, and has tested them in the surface-to-air role. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019ShareRoyal Navy Frigate Escorts U.K. Tanker Out Of The Persian Gulf After Iranian ThreatsLast week, Iran said it could seize a British ship in retaliation for U.K. authorities seizing an Iranian tanker in the Mediterranean Sea. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019Share