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

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

China Central Television reported that CNS Linfen, a new variant of the Type 054A frigate with a more powerful naval gun and ...

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 ...

The decision by the US at the end of 2025 to cancel the Constellation-class frigate for a new FF(X) design caught many by ...

HII chief executive Chris Kastner has "high confidence" the U.S. Navy's future frigate will launch in 2028, following word ...

On January 15, 2026, the Hellenic Navy ceremonially commissioned the first FDI HN (Belharra-class) multirole frigate, HS ...

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

"Kimon," the first FDI HN "Belharra" frigate—out of a total of four that will join the navy of Greece—sailed into the Saronic ...