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Japan’s MHI Launches 11th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF
MHI launched Tatsuta, the 11th Mogami-class frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), in a ceremony ...
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Constellation-class Frigate US Navy's New FFG
The Constellation-class FFGX program had been awarded to the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, which is based in ...
USNI News6d
FY 2026 Budget: Future of F/A-XX, Frigate Unclear; $47.2B Shipbuilding Budget Split Between Base Request, Reconciliation
The fates of the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter and new frigate program are on hold as part of the Trump administration’s new defense budget request, USNI News has learned. The Trump administration ...
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USS Pierre completes sea trials, closing a chapter for the Navy’s Independence-class LCS
The service now is prioritizing production of the Constellation-class frigate, which it says delivers a more powerful punch. But with the aging Avenger-class minesweepers nearing retirement, the Navy ...
Defense Daily6d
F/A-XX and Frigate Future Not Yet Decided In Navy’s FY 2026 Budget Request
The Defense Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget request has limited spending on the Navy’s next-generation fighter program, ...