Navy Secretary John Phelan said the move would enable the service to build other classes of ships faster. The Constellation-class has been facing delivery delays, design problems, and rising costs.
The selected vessel construction manager will oversee ship production at Bollinger Shipyards and Fincantieri Marinette Marine.
Last week, the Trump administration announced a new class of warship to be named after the current president. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JOHN PHELAN: The future Trump-class battleship, the USS ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Navy is canceling its Constellation-class frigate program. Navy Secretary John Phelan said the move would enable the service ...
The US Navy is canceling the last four ships of its Constellation-class guided missile frigates in a "strategic shift, the service secretary announced Tuesday. The frigate program has faced increasing ...