The service now is prioritizing production of the Constellation-class frigate, which it says delivers a more powerful punch. But with the aging Avenger-class minesweepers nearing retirement, the Navy ...

The Defense Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget request has limited spending on the Navy’s next-generation fighter program, ...

Why didn’t Richard Marles explain to Donald Trump and the other 31 leaders of NATO nations that they don’t need to invest ...

The fates of the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter and new frigate program are on hold as part of the Trump administration’s new defense budget request, USNI News has learned. The Trump administration ...

Pentagon officials are racing to meet tight deadlines to overhaul the weapon acquisition system, prescribed by the White ...

Navy officials on Tuesday told the Senate Appropriation's defense subcommittee that SM-3s are being used quickly and that the ...

A guided-missile submarine launched 30 cruise missiles into Iran. The US is going to retire subs key to that capability.

The United States Navy is grappling with serious challenges in its new frigate program. According to a recent report by the ...

As of March 2025, the U.S. Navy's Constellation-class frigate program is experiencing significant challenges that have ...

There is a single aim to make Type 31 the best it can be and fit to be a Next Generation Frigate, delivering maritime security and humanitarian disaster relief around the world.” ...

A schematic representation of the weaponry on the new Constellation missile frigates. Photo credits: US Navy. It is worth noting that both the price of the project and the cost of one ship are ...