Here’s why the Navy is planning to turn a Coast Guard cutter into a frigate

Since entering service in 2008, Legend-class cutters have shown they are formidable ships, and they have a proven design.
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Is the US navy capable of designing a functional DDGX class that it can afford to build?

Does it even need a Tico replacement with potential for hypersonics? Instead of trying to cram everything into a single hull because the President wants a bigger boat to wave, what is the smallest ...