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Navy awards Fincantieri Marinette second frigate

20 May 2021

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/

Navy names first of its new class of frigate ships

13 October 2020

Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced last week that the USS Constellation (FFG 62) is the name for the first ship in the new Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) class of ships. He made the announcement while aboard the museum ship Constellation in Baltimore Inner Harbor.

The name was selected in honor of the first U.S. Navy ships authorized by Congress in 1794 — six heavy frigates named United States, Constellation, Constitution, Chesapeake, Congress, and President. These ships...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/navy-names-its-first-of-its-new-class-of-frigate-ships/

Austal seeks to identify new opportunities for Alabama shipyard

1 May 2020

The Navy’s decision to award the FFG (X) guided missile frigate contract to Fincantieri Marinette Marine leaves three other shipyards feeling disappointed, including Austal USA, in Mobile, Ala.

In a filing with the Australian Securities Exchange today, Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) said it had been advised that it had not been awarded the contract to construct Guided-Missile Frigates FFG(X) for the U.S. Navy.

Austal was in a four-way competition to construct the FFG(X), proposing an enhanced version...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/austal-seeks-to-identify-new-opportunities-for-alabama-shipyard/

Navy selects Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build FFG (X)

30 April 2020

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/