US Navy’s FFG(X) Frigates Will Be Known as the Constellation-class
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced USS Constellation (FFG 62) as the name for the first ship in the new Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) class of ships ...
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Fincantieri’s FREMM Wins US Navy FFG(X) Frigate Competition
Fincantieri's Marinette Marine Corporation was awarded a $795 mil US Navy contract for detail design & construction of the first ship at its Marinette shipyard in Wisconsin. Options for up to 10 ships could make the contract worth up to $5.6 billion. Fincantieri was competing with a frigate design based on the Italian Navy's FREMM frigate.
Video: Day 2 at SNA 2020
Day 2 at SNA 2020, the Surface Navy Association's national symposium.
Fincantieri Betting on Power Generation to Land U.S. Navy Frigate Contest
In the contest to build the Navy’s new class of guided-missile frigates, bidders are counting on power generation as the difference-maker as the service nears awarding a contract.
Video: DARPA MAD-FIRES Anti-Ship Missile Self Defense for LCS & FFG(X)
The Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System, or MAD-FIRES, is a missile but it ...
Naval News Monthly Report – Episode 5 – June 2019
Here is NavalNews.com's fifth monthly report (June 2019). Naval News Monthly Reports are video round ups of the most read naval defense news articles we published in the past month.
US Navy released final RFP for the FFG(X) competition
The U.S. Navy released a request for proposals (RFP) for the guided missile frigate FFG(X) detail design and construction (DD&C) contract for the first 10 ships (one base ship and nine option ships), the PEO Unmanned and Small Combatants announced on June 20.
Video: Day 3 at Sea Air Space 2019
Day 3 video coverage at the Sea Air Space 2019 exposition.
Video: Fincantieri Unveils FREMM FFG(X) Design
At the Sea Air Space 2019 exposition currently held near Washington DC, Fincantieri Marinette Marine unveiled the design of its FREMM in U.S. Navy configuration for the FFG(X) Guided Missile Frigate program.
Navantia Opens New Office in Washington DC to Support its FFG(X) Bid
Spanish shipyard Navantia opened a new business office in Washington DC to support its ongoing bid for the U.S. Navy FFG(X) frigate competition.