ThyssenKrupp and Ulstein Team Up to Deliver Norway’s Next-Generation Frigates

German ThyssenKrupp Marine and Norwegian Ulstein will combine their state-of-the-art technology and local shipbuilding expertise to compete for the construction of Norway’s next generation of frigates. The country’s Navy is looking to acquire five or six frigates to replace the aging Fridtjof...

https://gcaptain.com/thyssenkrupp-and-ulstein-team-up-to-deliver-norways-next-generation-frigates/

Poland’s new Miecznik-class frigates will have Schottel transverse thrusters

Miecznik STT

High quality, flexible options for adaptation to special requirements and high availability during operation are key factors for the propulsion systems of naval vessels. To meet these requirement, the Schottel transverse thruster (STT) is designed with improved maneuvering performance. Each of the Miecznik-class multi-role frigates being built by PGZ Stocznia Wojenna, Poland, will be fitted with a shock-enhanced STT 4 with an input power of 925 kW and a propeller diameter of 2.0 meters.

The...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/polands-new-miecznik-class-frigates-will-have-schottel-transverse-thrusters/

First steel cut for Australia’s Hunter Class frigates

Australia’s Hunter Class frigate program, which local media invariably describe as “the troubled Hunter Class frigate program,” looks to be back on some sort of track.

BAE Systems chosen for $26 billion Australian frigate program

BAE Systems was first contracted to build nine Hunter frigates in 2018, but after the project was delayed due to cost blowouts and design issues, the number of vessels was dropped to six earlier this year. Now the Commonwealth of Australia has awarded BAE Systems...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/first-steel-cut-for-australias-hunter-class-frigates/

Red Sea: French frigates take out Houthi drones

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#MerRouge | Cette nuit, interceptions de drones aériens en provenance du Yémen par les frégates .
Contributions à la sûreté maritime de Suez à Ormuz et à la liberté de navigation, objectif déclaré de l’opération #ASPIDES, lancée le 19/02, sous commandement . pic.twitter.com/CnPfKrB4hF

— Armée française – Opérations militaires (@EtatMajorFR) February 20, 2024

The EU’s EUNAVOR ASPIDES naval mission, formally announced only yesterday, is already up and running with French FREMM frigates...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/red-sea-french-frigates-take-out-houthi-drones/

Navy: First Constellation Frigate Will Start Fabrication This Year as Shipyard Expands

Rendering of USS Constellation (FFG-62). Fincantieri Image

The first hull in a new Navy ship class in more than a decade is set to start construction later this year, the service’s program manager said this week.

Fincantieri Marinette Marine plans to start fabrication of the future USS Constellation (FFG-62) in late summer or early fall following the completion of the final design review of the plans for the ship, Capt. Kevin Smith, who oversees the program for the Navy, said on Tuesday. The ship...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/15/navy-first-constellation-frigate-will-start-fabrication-this-year-as-shipyard-expands

CBO Says Navy Underestimated Cost of First Frigate by 40 Percent

Italian FREMM, the basis for the FFG-62 program. Fincantieri Marine Group Image

The lead ship in the Navy’s next-generation frigate class could cost $1.6 billion, a figure that is 40 percent above the service’s projections for the first-in-class vessel, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

A new report from CBO approximates the cost for the first 10 ships in the FFG-62 program, formerly FFG(X), at $12.3 billion.

“Using three other surface combatants—the Arleigh Burke Flight III, the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/14/cbo-says-navy-underestimated-cost-of-first-frigate-by-40-percent