THE PENTAGON – The Navy’s next surface force may rely more on highly capable frigates and therefore need fewer large combatants – a notion that is changing how the Navy looks at its requirement for a future large surface combatant, the director of surface warfare told USNI News. The Navy will begin talks with industry this week on the large combatant within its Future Surface Combatant family of systems, Rear Adm. Ron Boxall (OPNAV N96) told USNI News in a Jan. 10 interview. After about six months of internal Navy talks between the requirements, acquisition and engineering teams, some things are known, … Continue reading Navy Homing in on Requirement for Next Large Combatant; Industry Talks Start This Week