Opinion: New Navy new frigate program is sound — the new battleship, maybe not as much

The fundamental concept behind the new frigate is sound, and the Navy’s goal of having the first one built in three years may ...

Secretary of the Navy sinks plan for new frigates at Naval Station Everett

EVERETT— A plan to house a dozen guided missile frigates promised for Naval Station Everett is dead after Secretary of the ...
KEYT

US Navy axes frigate program in another blow to efforts to keep up with China’s fleet

(CNN) — The US Navy’s beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as ...
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 ...
Marine Log

Navy’s new frigate class will be based on Legend-class national security cutter

Today, HII announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been selected by the U.S. Navy to design and build the future small surface combatant (SSC) ship, leveraging the proven design of the ...
AOL

The US Navy is canceling its future frigates in a blow to its ambitions to grow the fleet

Navy Secretary John Phelan said the move would enable the service to build other classes of ships faster. The Constellation-class has been facing delivery delays, design problems, and rising costs.