Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announces USS Constellation (FFG 62) as the name for the first ship in the new Guided Missile Frigate class of ships. Credit: MC2 Levingston Lewis. The US Navy has named the first ship in the new guided missile frigate (FFG(X)) class as US...
The U.S.Navymay not have the most ships of any country's fleet, but it is well established as the greatest power on the world's seas. TheNavy owns 11 of the world's 43 active aircraft carriers-- and that doesn't count its nearly two dozen flat-decked amphibious ships that might we...
Campbell is in charge of PMS515, which has responsibility for the evaluation and initial procurement of the US Navy’s FFG(X) next generation frigate. The frigate will become the backbone of the navy’s future capability with 20 ships expected to be procured. According to Campbell, FFG(X) ...
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Why are the most advanced ships on the planet so difficult to keep relevant? And how can the Navy stay relevant without breaking the national piggy bank? ByDavid B. Larter The grand vision for the surface fleet, which includes at least the four new platforms of FFG(X), lar...
US Navy awards FFG(X) combat system integration, test contract to Lockheed MartinMichael Fabey, Washington, DCIHS Jane's Navy International
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The U.S. Navy littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) and the China’s People's Liberation Army-Navy [PLA(N)] Jiangkai II frigate Hengshui (FFG 572) were conducting routine training and operations in international waters of the South China Sea when the ships realized a training oppor...