Fincantieri Awarded Fifth and Sixth Constellation-class Frigates for U.S. Navy
Fincantieri was awarded a contract valued at a billion dollars (USD) to build two additional Constellation-class Frigates, FFG 66 and FFG 67.
24 May 2024
Fincantieri was awarded a contract valued at a billion dollars (USD) to build two additional Constellation-class Frigates, FFG 66 and FFG 67.
13 Apr 2024
Fincantieri Marinette Marine held a keel laying ceremony for the future USS Constellation (FFG 62), April 12 in Marinette, Wisconsin.
30 Jan 2024
Greek Minister of Defence has revealed Greece's ambitious plan to locally produce up to seven Constellation-class frigates...
30 Jun 2023
U.S. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced in Paris that a future Constellation-class guided-missile frigate will be named USS Lafayette (FFG 65).
19 May 2023
Fincantieri Marinette Marine was awarded a 526 million dollars contract to build the fourth Constellation-class frigate for the US Navy.
13 Apr 2023
The keel laying of the future USS Constellation is set to take place in August, at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin, Naval News has learned.
17 Jun 2022
The US Navy announced it has exercised the option to have Fincantieri build the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, USS Chesapeake (FFG-64).
12 Apr 2022
In this video we first talked to Fincantieri to get an update on the Constellation-class frigate program. We then discussed naval weapon systems with MSI Defence, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Kongsberg.
15 Jan 2022
U.S. Navy CAPT Kevin Smith, program manager (PMS 515) of the Constellation-class frigate program...
01 Nov 2021
The CRS’s October 2021 FFG-62 frigate report provided the U.S. Navy’s answer and the deciding evidence on settling for 32 VLS cells per new frigate instead of the suggested 48.