The Navy is pushing back on concerns about the built-in capabilities of FF(X) frigates, including the lack of a vertical ...

During Surface Navy 2026's Future Fleet Panel new details surrounding the U.S Navy's FF(X) program were unveiled.

Since entering service in 2008, Legend-class cutters have shown they are formidable ships, and they have a proven design.

Shipbuilding is seldom lost in a single scene, but is lost in an inch of rework, and a pound of weight and months of time.

Less than a month after killing the bulk of the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced late Thursday plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based on a Coast Guard cutter already ...