Here’s why the Navy is planning to turn a Coast Guard cutter into a frigate

The Navy is looking to rebound from its latest shipbuilding SNAFU by basing the design of its new frigate on a Coast Guard ...
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Navy will build new frigate based on cutter design

Less than a month after killing the bulk of the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced late Thursday plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based on a Coast Guard cutter already ...

The Navy’s New Frigate: An Obsolete Blast From The 90’s That May Work

The Navy's new frigate will be obsolete from the start. It's not great, but it is what we have, and if many can be built a ...
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After effectively killing a frigate program, the Navy is now pushing a new American-made 'Golden Fleet' frigate

The US Navy's new frigate will be based on the US Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.US Coast Guard photo The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class ...
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Shipbuilder stock hits record after landing new Navy frigate deal

Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls has vaulted to the center of Wall Street's defense story after securing a contract to produce a new type of Navy frigate, sending its stock to an all‑time high. The ...