The Navy’s abrupt pivot from the troubled Constellation class to a new FF(X) “super frigate” has created a rare mix of ...
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The US Navy’s SSN(X) submarine program is slowly sinking

The US Navy does not have the capacity to build the SSN(X) submarines at scale—but rather than acknowledging this, it has simply attempted to delay their completion dates.
The Navy has identified five areas that require design study to add capabilities to the new FF(X) frigate program, according ...
The FF(X) program could fill in for the ill-fated Constellation class, which saw cancellation last year after producing only ...
General Dynamics NASSCO unveiled its internally developed concept for an AD(X) destroyer tender at the Surface Navy ...
Less than a month after killing the bulk of the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced late Thursday plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based on a Coast Guard cutter already ...
An artist’s rendering of the proposed FF(X) frigate. US Navy image This post has been updated with a rendering of the proposed FF(X) design. The U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class will serve as the basis ...