The FFG(X) is designed to be more capable than both ... “This is going to be a real workhorse for the United States Navy supporting distributed maritime operations in the future.

A rendering of the FFG(X) from Austal USA, one of the competitors for the next-generation frigate. (Image Courtesy of Austal USA) WASHINGTON – The Navy is expected to buy its first next ...

The US Navy has selected five companies to move forward with the conceptual design of its new Guided Missile Frigate FFG(X). On 16 February, the service announced that it had selected Austal USA, ...

The FFG(X) program involves acquiring a series of 10 large missile frigates for the US Navy (or even up to 20, as the US Navy will need that many, and 10 more will be purchased under a different ...

S shipyards to build new FFG(X) frigates and will hire 600 more staff ... for the construction of the largest ship lift in the United States. Smaller LCS vessels are currently side launched ...

In July 2017, the US Navy announced the FFG(X) frigate project in the United States Department of Defense’s Request for Information (RFI). The FFG(X) would serve as a program to field a new ...

but preserved for potential conflict), complications with FFG(X) frigates, and the costly, controversial LCS shipbuilding program all affect the capabilities of the US Navy. Meanwhile, a potential ...

Fincantieri FFG(X ... “Our goal in the Navy again is to maximize commonality of these combat systems software and hardware across the fleet. That helps us not only from a cost perspective ...

US Navy Photo The Navy has not made a final determination ... guided-missile cruisers and the new guided-missile frigate (FFG(X)) that is set to supersede the Littoral Combat Ship as the service ...

Construction began in August on the first of the US Navy's Constellation-class frigates. It's the first new frigate since the last Oliver Hazard Perry-class ship was built in the late '80s.

May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Gibbs & Cox, Inc. congratulates Fincantieri Marinette Marine for being awarded the FFG(X) Design and Construction contract by the US Navy. As part of the Fincantieri ...