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The U.S. Navy announced the FFG(X) frigate project in the United States Department of Defense's Request For Information (RFI) in July 2017. [ 14 ] [ 16 ] The Navy selected five shipbuilders to present their ideas for a prospective design for the proposed twenty FFG(X) guided-missile frigates. [ 3 ]
The contract, valued at more than $1 billion, is for two Constellation-class Frigates, FFG 66 and FFG 67. The Navy selected the company to build the Constellation-class frigate in 2020 .
USS Lafayette (FFG-65) will be the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate. [1] The fourth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name, she will be built by Marinette Marine , a subsidiary of Fincantieri , with an expected completion date somewhere in 2029.
USS Galvez (FFG-67) will be the sixth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate of the United States Navy. She is the only ship of the Navy to be named for American Revolutionary war figure Bernardo de Gálvez .
The first ship is expected to cost about $1.3 billion.
A letter of support from past commanders of the U.S.S. Halyburton will show the Navy the deep level of support for the project.
As of 2023, Fincantieri Marinette Marine is planning to overhaul and expand its yard facilities as part of winning a contract to construct the Constellation-class frigates. The changes will accommodate the larger size of the frigates versus the littoral combat ships, and will alter the way the yard launches ships. [10]
Greece said on Thursday it would send a naval frigate to the Red Sea to protect shipping after attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group. On Wednesday, the Greek Shipping Ministry advised ...