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The Navy's Constellation-Class Mess Is Only Beginning
President-Elect Donald J. Trump may have been paying attention to our reporting here at The National Interest, as I have been ...
US Navy's friendly-fire F/A-18 accident echoes a 1988 tragedy
The mistaken downing of an F/A-18 Super Hornet in December bears similarities with the tragic downing of an Iran passenger ...
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Report to Congress on Navy Constellation-class Frigate Program
The following is the Dec. 19, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program: ...
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US Navy names DDG 146 Arleigh Burke destroyer after former US Senator
The vessel was named after former US Senator and naval officer Joseph Robert Kerrey, at a ceremony at the Intrepid Museum. US ...
Trump threatens to tap allies for military shipbuilding if US can't produce
President-elect Donald Trump, fed up with America’s lagging ship-building capabilities, offered an out-of-character solution to the problem: Outsource production if the U.S. can’t keep up.
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Future missile frigate will be named after historic female Navy officer
A future constellation-class guided missile frigate (FFG 69) will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, a tribute to one of the first female officers to serve in the U.S. Navy, according to a Navy news ...
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'Inefficient' US Navy deal a bargain compared to the Australian Defence Force's $27 billion cost blowout for just three Hunter Class frigates
The Pentagon is buying 10 Constellation class frigates for about AUD$18 billion. The contract started in 2020 and the first of ten warships is expected to be delivered to the US Navy in 2029.
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Taiwan to decommission Chi Yang-class frigate
The Navy's Chi Yang-class frigate, the Lan Yang, is set to be decommissioned in mid-January at Xinbin Wharf in Kaohsiung. The ...