U.S. Navy’s new frigates now named Constellation class
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced USS Constellation (FFG 62) as the name for the first ship in the new Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) class of ships October 7 while
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CRS releases new report on Constellation-class frigate program
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) on Dec. 19 released an updated report “Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress.” The CRS reports provides a very detailed big picture
GAO: Design instability has stalled Constellation-class frigate construction
In a report prepared for the House Committee on Armed Services, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the Navy’s lead Constellation class guided missile class frigate is forecast to be
Fincantieri Marinette lays keel for first new Constellation-class frigate
“USS Constellation and the Constellation-class frigates are a critical next step in the modernization of our surface ship inventory, increasing the number of players on the field available globally for our fleet
Fincantieri Marinette Marine books fourth Constellation-class contract
The Navy has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $526,293,001 contract for detail design and construction of the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, FFG 65. FMM received the contract for the first-in-class Constellation-class frigate
Second Constellation-class frigate will have “Made in the U.S.A.” MTU gensets
Rolls-Royce Power Systems has been selected to supply a further four of its MTU gensets for the USS Congress (FFG-63), the second ship in the U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class guided-missile frigate program. Rolls-Royce
Fincantieri Marinette cuts steel for first Constellation-class frigate
Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) yesterday officially started construction on the U.S. Navy’s first Constellation-class guided missile frigate. As shipbuilders began cutting steel for the ship, members of the Navy, representatives of elected
GE gas turbine chosen for Constellation-class frigate propulsion system
GE Marine reports that it has been awarded a contract to provide shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine with a GE LM2500+G4 aeroderivative marine gas turbine to power the Navy’s first Constellation class (FFG
Fincantieri Marinette gets $39.4 million more for Constellation frigate work
Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis., has been awarded a $39,414,122 contract modification that exercises an option for fiscal 2022 engineering and class support requirements in support of detail design and construction
Saipem to pay $275 million for Lewek Constellation
MARCH 22, 2018 — Italian contractor Saipem is to pay $275 million to acquire the Lewek Constellation. Delivered in 2013, the ultra deepwater rigid and flexible pipelay, heavy lift and construction vessel