The laying ceremony of the first of the two new-generation FREMM “EVOLUTION” (“FREMM EVO”) Frigates for the Italian Navy took place today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Riva Trigoso. The delivery of ...

Italian Navy’s next-generation FREMM EVO frigates have passed a major milestone, with the program completing its Critical ...

A keel-laying ceremony for the Italian Navy's first FREMM Evo frigate was held by Fincantieri on 8 July. (Fincantieri) Fincantieri held a keel-laying ceremony for the first of two next-generation ...

A scale model of the FREMM Evo frigate on display at Fincantieri's stand at Euronaval 2024. (Janes/Neil Dee) Fincantieri has started construction on the first of two next-generation FREMM Evo ...

France’s defense minister Sébastien Lecornu also posted a day earlier an image from an EO/IR (Electro-Optical/Infrared) system showing the explosion of the drone. Identifying the location as the Red ...

Workers celebrate the unveiling of the bow section of an Italian support ship at the Fincantieri Shipyards in Castellamare di Stabia near Naples, Italy, in 2017. (Carlo Hermann/AFP/Getty Images) ROME ...

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 ...

Italy and France will benefit from reduced maintenance times for their FREMM frigates by as much as 50%, according to OCCAR, a multilateral organisation that manages cooperative defence programmes ...

The US Navy's new frigate will be based on the US Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.US Coast Guard photo The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class ...

The Constellation-class frigate was supposed to replace the aging Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates now in service. However, last year, the US Navy warned that the program was running up to 36 months ...

Missile manufacturer MBDA has signed a production contract with the Italian Navy’s National Armament Directorate for the TESEO MK2/E anti-ship missile, intended for FREMM EVO frigates, PPA patrol ...