Navy awards Fincantieri Marinette second frigate

he U.S. Navy is exercising a $553.8 million option that will see Fincantieri Marinette Marine build the second Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, the future USS Congress (FFG 63),.

The Wisconsin shipyard reports that it is currently working with the Navy on the detailed design phase of building the first-in-class future USS Constellation (FFG-62), with a design partially on the Italian FREMM. Fabrication is planned to start at the end of this year, and the ship is expected to deliver to...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/navy-awards-fincantieri-marinette-second-frigate/

NATO Anti-Sub Exercise Dynamic Manta 2021 Will Include French Carrier Strike Group, U.S. Attack Boat

FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) deploying on Jan. 21, 2020 from Touloun, France. French Navy Photo

NATO kicked off its annual Dynamic Manta anti-submarine warfare exercise today in the Mediterranean, with this year’s iteration including an American nuclear-powered attack sub and the French carrier strike group as it passes by the exercise’s operating area off Sicily.

The exercise, which runs through March 5, includes submarines, surface ships and aircraft from eight nations: Belgium, France, Germany,...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/22/nato-anti-sub-exercise-dynamic-manta-2021-will-include-french-carrier-strike-group-u-s-attack-boat

Fincantieri Wins $795M Contract for Navy Frigate Program

Fincantieri FFG(X) Design based on the FREMM. Fincantieri Image

This post has been updated to include additional information from the Navy.

The Navy awarded a $795-million contract to Fincantieri to begin building a new class of guided-missile frigates, in the first new major shipbuilding program the service has started in more than a decade, the Navy announced today.

Fincantieri beat out what was originally four other competitors, who were asked by the Navy to take a mature parent design and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/30/fincantieri-wins-795m-contract-for-navy-frigate-program

Navy selects Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build FFG (X)

Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corporation has beaten out some tough competition, winning a $795,116,483 Navy contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)).

The contract covers detail design and construction (DD&C) of up to 10 Guided Missile Frigates (consisting of one base ship and nine option ships).

Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s winning design is based on parent Fincantieri Group’s FREMM design, but evolved to meet U.S. Navy...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/navy-selects-fincantieri-marinette-marine-to-build-ffg-x/