Strike three! The Navy has struck out yet again. This past week, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced that the Navy was cancelling its latest major surface warship initiative, the Constellation ...

Two days before Thanksgiving, Navy Secretary John Phelan announced the cancellation of the $22 billion 20 ship Constellation ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy has pulled the plug on the Constellation-class frigate after only two ships, cancelling four hulls and effectively killing what was supposed to be its “low-risk” ...

The U.S. Navy has canceled the Constellation-class frigate program due to production delays and project failures. According to Navy Secretary John Falan, only the first two ships, which are in the ...

Continuing work on the first two ships, plus indemnities agreed with the U.S. government, would be worth $3 billion, sources in Italy said.

Following significant delays sustained over time and cost increases compared to what was originally planned, the U.S. Navy has decided to cancel the construction of the new Constellation-class ...

On 8 July 2025, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri laid the keel of the first of two FREMM frigates in the “EVOLUTION” version (“FREMM EVO”) destined for the Italian Navy, during a ceremony at its Riva ...

Navy Briefing Slide Comparing FFG-62 Design to FREMM Design in a briefing the service provided to the Congressional Research Service and Congressional Budget Office, dated August 18, 2021. (Image: CRS ...