WASHINGTON — To meet the U.S. Navy’s famously high survivability standards, the FREMM frigate design has had to hit the gym and pack on hundreds of thousands of pounds of muscle in pursuit of wining ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy has officially killed the Constellation-class frigate program, terminating four future ships and leaving only two half-built hulls in limbo. -Billed in 2020 as a ...

Both the Italian and French navies are taking deliveries of their FREMM frigates as part of wider surface fleet modernisation and expansion plans. The acquisition of two new Bergamini-class FREMM ...

The decision by the USN on 30 April to award the contract for the build up to ten of the future FFG(X) guided missile frigates to Fincantieri Marinette Marine draws a line under one of the most hotly ...

The US Navy has selected the design for its new FFG (X) frigate and explained why it is retiring four LCS ships early The new frigate will be based on the Italian FREMM frigate The American FREMM will ...

Shipbuilder Fincantieri Marine Group has announced further details on its plans to adapt its FREMM frigate, already in service for the Italian Navy since 2012, to design the U.S. Navy’s new ...

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