The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate ...

The Navy is pushing back on concerns about the built-in capabilities of FF(X) frigates, including the lack of a vertical ...

During Surface Navy 2026's Future Fleet Panel new details surrounding the U.S Navy's FF(X) program were unveiled.

US President Donald Trump wants to reintroduce the battleship into the US Navy, which decommissioned its last BB in 1992.

Navy officials last week said the new FF(X) frigate, based on the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter (NSC) design, will ...

The "distributed shipbuilding" concept should reduce the time it takes to build the frigates, according to the Chief of Naval ...

China Central Television reported that CNS Linfen, a new variant of the Type 054A frigate with a more powerful naval gun and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Navy selects Ingalls to build FF(X) frigates based on Legend-Class cutter. Ingalls will leverage workforce and $1B infrastructure investments to scale. Program targets first hull launch in 2028; ships ...

The U.S. Navy has decided to step back from its Constellation-class frigate program in favor of faster-to-build vessels and a new, American-designed frigate. That means the cancellation of four ...

Work to begin building the first FF(X) multi-mission frigate is “imminent,” the CEO of shipbuilding firm HII has said, adding ...