Lockheed Martin Won’t Submit Freedom LCS Design for FFG(X) Contest
Lockheed Martin won’t submit a bid to compete in the design of the Navy’s next-generation guided-missile (FFG(X)) frigate competition, company…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program
The following is the Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Shipbuilders Studying Adding More Punch to Littoral Combat Ships
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Littoral Combat Ship builders are researching how to cram in additional lethal power into the existing…
Littoral Combat Ship Report to Congress
The following is the May 17, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program
The following is the April 4, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Navy: Next Force Structure Assessment Likely to Require More Small Combatants, Supply Ships
CAPITOL HILL – The Navy’s shift to a distributed maritime operations concept and turnover in top operational commands has created…
Navy Budgeting $1.3B for First FFG(X) Hull; 9 Planned Over the Next Five Years
THE PENTAGON — The Navy is budgeting $1.3 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 to purchase its first-in-class guided-missile frigate and…
Navy Issues Draft RFP for FFG(X) Next-Generation Frigate
The Navy has issued a draft request for proposal to design and build its planned class of 20 next-generation guided-missile…
Austal Expanding Involvement in LCS Program Through Maintenance Planning, Execution
Austal USA is looking to deepen its ties with the Littoral Combat Ship program, pursuing multiple efforts to remain involved…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate (FFG(X)) Program
The following is the Feb. 4, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…