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Constellation ends as FF(X) bets on a cutter baseline

Shipbuilding is seldom lost in a single scene, but is lost in an inch of rework, and a pound of weight and months of time.
The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate ...
Summary: The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class guided-missile frigate program is now three years behind schedule, with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) attributing the delays to “design ...
The US Navy is scrapping an entire shipbuilding program in an effort to find alternatives that can be delivered faster to counter expected threats.… Announced on social media site X by Secretary of ...