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The Navy's Constellation-Class Frigate Has Just 1 Important Mission
The Navy announced the FFG(X) frigate project in July 2017 with a Department of Defense Request for Information (RFI). The FFG(X) was billed as a program for a new guided-missile frigate ...
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The ex-Acting Navy Secretary’s last wish was to name a few ships. That didn’t happen, so we came up with some
No, Modly’s last act was to try to name the first of a new class of FFG(X) frigates the USS Agility, according to a report from USNI News. “I am honored to name this entire class of fast ...
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Report to Congress on Navy Constellation-class Frigate
The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and a total of six have been procured through FY2024. Current Navy plans call for procuring a total of at least 20 ...
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FFG 7 Oliver Hazard Perry Class Missile Frigate
Davis (FFG 60), Everett, WA USS Ingraham (FFG 61), Everett, WA Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates fulfill a Protection of Shipping mission as Anti-Submarine Warfare combatants for amphibious ...
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The U.S. Navy's Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Was a Nightmare
The program's primary benefit was serving as a test bed for new technologies, informing future designs like the FFG(X) ...