Since entering service in 2008, Legend-class cutters have shown they are formidable ships, and they have a proven design.

The Navy's new frigate will be obsolete from the start. It's not great, but it is what we have, and if many can be built a ...

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

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 ...

The future small surface combatant ship will be built by Huntington Ingalls Industries and based on its Legends-class cutter used by the Coast Guard.

The U.S. Navy wants a new frigate "in the water" in 2028, according to Jason Potter, a senior service official. Why it matters: It's a hyper-ambitious schedule, considering the previously commissioned ...

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

The fundamental concept behind the new frigate is sound, and the Navy’s goal of having the first one built in three years may be attainable.

A German Navy frigate set off on Tuesday to join NATO forces monitoring strategic passages in the North and Baltic Seas as ...