US Navy Commences Construction of 1st Constellation Class Frigate
Fincantieri Marinette Marine officially began construction of the first Constellation-class frigate for the U.S. Navy on Aug. 31, 2022, at its facilities in Marinette, Wisconsin.
01 Sep 2022
Fincantieri Marinette Marine officially began construction of the first Constellation-class frigate for the U.S. Navy on Aug. 31, 2022, at its facilities in Marinette, Wisconsin.
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.
10 Feb 2022
The U.S. Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) this week issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) System for the future Constellation-class frigate.
15 Jan 2022
U.S. Navy CAPT Kevin Smith, program manager (PMS 515) of the Constellation-class frigate program...
08 Dec 2021
The aero derived gas turbines powering the FREMM and FFG62 ships, and configured for marine applications will be protected by Parker altair® Neptune filtration systems.
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.
30 Oct 2021
BAE Systems has received a $26 million contract to equip the U.S. Navy’s Constellation class frigates with the fully-automatic 57mm Mk 110 naval gun.
03 Jun 2021
Naval Station Everett was designated as the U.S. Navy's future homeport for the initial ships of the next generation of guided missile frigates, a new and improved class of small surface combatant ships.
21 May 2021
The U.S. Navy awarded a contract option to Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build its second Constellation Class Guided Missile Frigate, officials announced.