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The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-Class Frigate Crisis Keeps Getting Worse

Key Points and Summary - The Constellation-class frigate was sold as the Navy’s antidote to the Littoral Combat Ship: a proven European hull, minimal changes, and a low-risk path to a capable small ...
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America Has Finally Put an End to Its Constellation-Class Frigate Nightmare

The Constellation class has finally, and rightly, been canceled. Here are three ways the US Navy might make up for its absence. America continues to prove it cannot compete with its great power rivals ...
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US Navy axes frigate program in another blow to efforts to keep up with China’s fleet

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

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The US Navy is canceling the last four ships of its Constellation-class guided missile frigates in a ...
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After the Constellation-Class: Lessons of the Navy’s Latest Shipbuilding Debacle

At a moment where many Navy shipbuilding programs are stalling, the Constellation-class guided missile frigate stands out as the most behind schedule, the most over budget, and the most emblematic of ...