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

The U.S. Navy has canceled its original plans for the Constellation-class frigate program, limiting it to just the two ships already being constructed.

The Italian FREMM Alpino underway off the coast of Virginia during its 2018 deployment to the East Coast. Fincantieri's FREMM is one of the competitors for the FFG(X) competition. (David B.

The Constellation (FFG-62) class frigate program, previously known as the FFG(X) program, is a Navy program to build a class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs). Congress funded the procurement of ...

The Navy awarded five (5) Conceptual Design (CD) contracts for the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)). The contracts based on these requirements will facilitate maturing multiple designs during the 16 ...

A rendering of the Bath Iron Works/Navantia FFG(X) design, one of the competitors for the program that is expected to be awarded in 2020. A recent Pentagon proposal would slow the buying profile for ...

Builder: Bath Iron Works: FFG 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 21, 24, 26, 29, 32, 34, 36, 39, 42, 45, 47, 49, 50, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59 Todd Shipyards, Seattle: FFG 10, 17, 18, 20 ...

The US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has announced the award of development contracts to five contenders for the FFG(X) program—a 20-ship class of “next-generation” guided-missile frigates ...

The FFG Condor is tailored for rapid-response scenarios, providing infantry fire support and short-range air defense against drones and aircraft. In recent months, Germany has continued to demonstrate ...