Cost overruns, production complications, changing requirements, and substantial design flaws are among the reasons the once-promising Constellation-class Frigate came to an abrupt end. This ...

The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter. Top shipbuilder HII will build the first vessel, expected to launch in 2028. The Navy canceled ...

The U.S. Navy awarded a nearly $283 million contract to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding to jumpstart work on a new frigate meant to recover from the delays and costs of the abandoned Constellation-class ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Both U.S. and foreign designs for the next small-surface combatant are under consideration after the cancellation of the Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, the new head ...

The Navy is canceling its Constellation-class frigate program. Navy Secretary John Phelan said the move would enable the service to build other classes of ships faster. The Constellation-class has ...

Japanese, South Korean and Turkish warships are under consideration for the new U.S. frigate. JMSDF, Turkish Navy and ROKN photos The White House and U.S. Navy are considering frigate designs from ...

In 1798, while at war with France, an exasperated British Lord Nelson exclaimed, “Were I to die at this moment, ‘want of frigates!’ would be stamped on my heart.” It’s a perennial problem: Frigates ...