The Indonesian Ministry of Defence has entered into agreements with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of six new FREMM frigates and for the modernisati ..
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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/
Egyptian Navy commissions newest frigate
The Egyptian Navy has formally welcomed the frigate ENS Bernees into service. The ship is the second of two FREMM frigates that were originally built by Fincantieri for t ..
COLUMN | Egypt: a rapidly emerging maritime power [Naval Gazing]
The Egyptian Navy (EN) is the largest regional naval force in the Middle East. Its roles include the protection of Egypt’s extensive Red Sea and Mediterranean coastline ..
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,...
Naval Group floats out final FREMM frigate
Naval Group has floated out the tenth and final frigate to be built under the joint French-Italian FREMM programme. The future Lorraine will also be the second of two ..
Future French frigate Alsace begins sea trials
Naval Group has confirmed that the initial series of sea trials has begun for the future French Navy frigate Alsace. A frigate under the FREMM class built by Naval Group, ..
FMM tapped to build new frigate for US Navy
Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) has been awarded a nearly US$800 million US Department of Defense contract to build the first vessel in a new class of guided-missile ..
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...