Fincantieri Marinette Marine

Fincantieri Marinette Marine creates childcare and dependent support program

In a move to support its workforce, Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), Marinette, Wis., is providing eligible employees with a $5,000 tax-free benefit for childcare or dependent family member care in 2025.

Recognizing the burden of rising childcare costs, says the company, FMM employees highlighted this concern in annual surveys. After consulting with the Navy, company leadership decided to implement a program to assist families with dependent care expenses as well. Each eligible family will...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/fincantieri-marinette-marine-creates-childcare-and-dependent-support-program/

Navy takes delivery of future USS Beloit (LCS 29)

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Beloit (LCS 29) from Lockheed Martin at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wis., Sept. 30. Beloit is the 15th Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship and the 29th in the LCS class.It is also the first Navy warship named in honor of the city of Beloit, Wisconsin.

“Beloit is another shining example of what it means to finish strong,” said Capt. Matthew Lehmann, program manager of the Littoral Combat Ship program office. “Our...

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Name confirmed for US Navy’s sixth Constellation-class frigate

Rendering of a US Navy Constellation-class guided-missile frigate

US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has confirmed that a future US Navy Constellation-class guided-missile frigate (FFG) will be named USS Galvez. The ship honours Conde Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, who provided supplies, intelligence, and military support to the American colonists during the...

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US Defense Department orders two additional Constellation-class frigates

Rendering of a US Navy Constellation-class guided-missile frigate

The US Department of Defense has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) a contract worth over US$1 billion for the construction of the US Navy’s fifth and sixth Constellation-class guided-missile frigates (FFGs). The contract for the lead frigate and nine optional ships, which was awarded to...

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Fincantieri Marinette lays keel for first new Constellation-class frigate

Constellation-class keel laying

“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 and combatant commanders,” said Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on April 12 as the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wis., hosted a keel laying ceremony marking a milestone in the construction of the first vessel in the Navy’s new guided missile frigate program,...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/fincantieri-marinette-lays-keel-for-first-new-constellation-class-frigate/

Keel laid for future US Navy frigate Constellation

Rendering of a US Navy Constellation-class guided-missile frigate

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) of Wisconsin laid the keel of the future US Navy guided-missile frigate USS Constellation in a ceremony on Friday, April 12. Upon completion, the vessel will have a length of 496 feet (151.18 metres), a beam of 65 feet (19.81 metres), and a crew complement of 200....

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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | September 21 – Danish-designed Arctic frigate, US Navy’s newest littoral combat ship and more

The US and Russian navies commission new surface combatants into service as a UK builder lays the keel of the second in a new class of Royal Navy frigates. A Danish design firm meanwhile unveils a multi-role naval vessel capable of operating in Arctic waters. US Navy commissions littoral combat ship Marinette The US Navy […]

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Navy Secretary Names Fourth Frigate After Revolutionary Hero Marquis de Lafayette

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Constellation-class guided-missile frigate will be named USS Lafayette (FFG-65) while in Paris. US Navy Photo

The Navy is naming its fourth Constellation-class frigate in honor of Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who helped the United States win the Revolutionary War against the British.

The fourth frigate will bear the name USS Lafayette (FFG-65), Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced announced while in Paris, according to...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/29/navy-secretary-names-fourth-frigate-after-revolutionary-hero-marquis-de-lafayette

Austal USA Wins Detail Design Contract for Navy T-AGOS(X) Ocean Surveillance Ship

TAGOS-25 Rendering. Austal USA Image

Austal USA has won a $114 million contract for the Navy’s new T-AGOS(X) ocean surveillance ship, according to a Thursday announcement from the Defense Department.

The award is for the detailed design of the first surveillance ship, which the Navy bought in Fiscal Year 2022.

“The contract includes options for detail design and construction of up to seven T-AGOS 25 class ships, special studies, engineering and industrial, provisional items orders, post-delivery...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/18/austal-usa-wins-detail-design-contract-for-navy-t-agosx-ocean-surveillance-ship

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | May 12 – Israeli AUV, Falklands fisheries patrol boat and more

The US Navy commissions its newest littoral combat ship while new patrol vessels are delivered to the Falkland Islands government and a sheriff’s office in Louisiana. T ..

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