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.

Navy officials last week said the new FF(X) frigate, based on the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter (NSC) design, will ...

The "distributed shipbuilding" concept should reduce the time it takes to build the frigates, according to the Chief of Naval ...

The Navy's new frigate will be obsolete from the start. It's not great, but it is what we have, and if many can be built a ...

The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate ...

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

HII should be able to launch the proposed new US Navy (USN) small surface combatant (SSC) meant to replace the cancelled ...

China’s Linfen frigate appears to fit the mold of the existing Type 054s—but is different in several key ways, though the ...

Late last week, the Navy announced a replacement for the ill-fated Constellation frigate. The new ship would be “a smaller, more agile surface combatant designed to complement the fleet’s larger, ...