Digital Tools Used for Constellation class Frigate Bridge Design
The value of digital tools for providing real-time design feedback of the future Constellation class (FFG 62) pilot house arrangements...
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Video: Interview with RADM Pyle on DDG(X), LUSV, DDG 51 Flight III, Frigate…
Interview with Rear Admiral Fred Pyle, the U.S. Navy’s Director of Surface Warfare (OPNAV N96) during the Surface Navy Association (SNA) 2023 national symposium.
Thales Started Production of CAPTAS-4 Sonar for US Navy
Thales has confirmed that the US Navy’s FFG-62 Constellation-class frigate is to be equipped with its CAPTAS-4 low-frequency VDS.
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.
Fincantieri to Build the 3rd Constellation-class Frigate
The US Navy announced it has exercised the option to have Fincantieri build the third Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, USS Chesapeake (FFG-64).
Video: Day 1 at Sea Air Space 2022 – Constellation-class Frigate and Weapon Systems
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.
US Navy Looks Again at VDS Options for New Frigate
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.
U.S. Navy’s Constellation-Class: New Frigate to Start Construction This Year
U.S. Navy CAPT Kevin Smith, program manager (PMS 515) of the Constellation-class frigate program...
Neptune Filtration System Selected for Italian and US Navy FREMMs
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.
U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class Frigate VLS Cell Count Debate Settled
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.