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SECNAV: New Frigate will be Based on National Security Cutter, First FF(X) to be Built at Ingalls

This post has been updated with a rendering of the proposed FF(X) design. The U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class will serve as the ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy will build new frigate based on cutter design

After killing the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based ...
Forecast International

New Frigate on the Horizon: U.S. Navy Ditches Constellation-class for National Security Cutter Design

The Announcement On December 19, 2025, the U.S. Navy announced its plan to introduce a new class of small surface combatant ...
The National Interest

The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-Class Frigate Program Is In Trouble

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class guided-missile frigate program is now three years behind schedule, with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) attributing the delays to “design ...
USNI

Report to Congress on Columbia-class Submarine Program

The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio-class ...