The name was selected in honor of the first U.S. Navy ships authorized by Congress in 1794 — six heavy frigates named United States, Constellation, Constitution, Chesapeake, Congress, and President – which helped establish the United States as a global force on the high seas. Built in in ...
Earlier this month, theUS Navy named the first ship in the new guided missile frigate(FFG(X)) class as USS Constellation (FFG 62). The FFG(X) ships, notional designation of the multi-mission guided-missile frigates, will now be known as Constellation-class frigates. FMM awarded a contract...
News reports of July 20, 2023 reveal that the Pakistan Navy has formally integrated two China-built Tughril class frigates into its surface fleet - PNS ‘Tipu Sultan’ (FF-263) and PNS ‘Shah Jahan’ (FFG-264). The Tughril class frigates have the capacity to carry 1 x Harbin Z-9EC a...
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surface combatants, according to one of the companies vying for the ship procurement contract.rnLockheed Martin is offering the Saudis its 3,300-ton Surface Combat Ship (SCS) design, a slightly larger derivative of the company's Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) for the US Navy (USN...
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Having so many vessels due for replacement – two frigates, two OPVs, an inshore patrol craft, multirole vessel and hydrographic survey/diving support vessel – provides a unique opportunity for the Royal New Zealand Navy to craft and customise its future fleet. It is this context that explai...
The steel cutting ceremony of three I-class frigates, awarded last week to the partnership STM-TAIS, also took place following the commissioning ceremony ofTCG Anadolu. The Turkish President was the chief guest at the ceremony, along with other high-level participants, including ministers, senior ...
Among a total of 8 new frigates, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries was responsible for the construction of 4 ships, including the 3rd ship ‘Seoul’, the 4th ship ‘Donghae’, the 7th ship ‘Cheonan’, and the 8th ship ‘Chuncheon’, facing considerable difficulties such as the COVID-19 pandemic...
Fleet Week ends with a parade of ships and planes along the downtown Norfolk waterfront. Navy tugs spray water into the air, helicopters fly overhead, and frigates, submarines, and landing craft sail by. CONTACTS: Department of the Navy ...