The U.S. Navy's Constellation class frigate program faces significant challenges, including substantial weight growth and increased design complexity, which threaten its schedule and capabilities. The ...

Construction began in August on the first of the US Navy's Constellation-class frigates. It's the first new frigate since the last Oliver Hazard Perry-class ship was built in the late '80s.

The Constellation-class frigates will have a total crew complement of 140, with accommodation for 200. When fully loaded, the vessel will displace 7,219 tons , have a top speed of approximately 26 ...

The fates of the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter and new frigate program are on hold as part of the Trump administration’s ...

The Navy’s Constellation-class frigate program, already delayed and hampered by design and construction issues, is heading toward a first-in-class ship that would be at least 759 metric tons hea ...

The Navy and Fincantieri adapted the Italian FREMM multi-mission frigate parent design so the Constellation-class frigates can field U.S. systems like Aegis Baseline 10 and C4I systems, Moton said.

In terms of costs, the new class of warships is expected to average at less than $1 billion per frigate. The USS Constellation is projected to cost approximately $1.4 billion, and in May the Navy ...

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 Navy's new Constellation Class frigates are following the developmental path set by successful Arleigh Burke destroyer, transitioning from a low-end vessel to a high-end fighter. But the new ...

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

The Constellation-class frigate is a new class of warship being built for the United States Navy. The lead ship of this new class of warship, the USS Constellation (FFG-62), ...

File photo - Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite announces USS Constellation (FFG 62) as the name for the first ship in the new Guided Missile Frigate class of ships while aboard the museum ...