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US Navy FF(X) vs Constellation frigate – a comparison

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 ...
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The U.S. Navy Can’t Build New Warships: The Constellation-Class Frigate Crisis

Key Point and Summary - On November 25, 2025, the U.S. Navy killed the Constellation-class frigate after delays, redesigns, and soaring costs turned a “low-risk” FREMM derivative into yet another ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy plans to end problem-plagued frigate program

The Navy said late Tuesday it plans to cancel the bulk of the $22 billion Constellation-class guided-missile frigate program dogged by delays and cost overruns. Navy Secretary John Phelan announced ...
CNN

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 ...
Business Insider

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

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