The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and a total of four have been procured through FY2023, at a rate of one ship per year. Current Navy plans call for ...

The Constellation-class frigates mark the next generation of surface combatants for the U.S. Navy. In this video, we break down the design, mission capabilities, and advanced systems of the FFG 62.

When the USS Lafayette hits the waters later in the decade, it will join the USS Constellation, USS Congress, and USS Chesapeake. The Navy has asserted that this incoming vessel will have the ...

The Mk 110 gun system, known internationally as the Bofors 57 Mk 3, is the deck gun of choice for the Constellation class. It is a multi-mission, medium-caliber shipboard weapon, effective against air ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s procurement of the Constellation-class frigates has faced significant issues due to rushed oversight, as highlighted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). -The $22 ...

The company hosted a keel-laying ceremony Friday for ship FFG 52, the future USS Constellation. According to Fincantieri, keel-laying ceremonies historically involved the laying down of the central or ...

Fincantieri’s U.S. business arm has secured a $1.04 billion modification to a U.S. Navy contract to design and build the service branch’s fifth and sixth Constellation-class guided-missile frigates.

The Power Systems division of Rolls-Royce has been selected to supply a further four of its mtu naval generator sets for the USS Congress (FFG-63), the second ship in the U.S. Navy’s Constellation ...

Fincantieri’s U.S. arm has secured a potential $526 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to construct the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate FFG 65. Fincantieri Marinette ...

The Navy recently announced a new ship they will build and introduce to the fleet will be named the USS Lafayette after the French General Marquis de Marquis de Lafayette who helped the American cause ...