Navy Hopes for Commonality – Or at Least Interoperability – With Frigates in Australia, Canada, U.K.
CAPITOL HILL – The U.S. Navy is in talks with Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom in the hopes that…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate (FFG(X)) Program
The following is the July 3, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG(X)) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Reports: Australia Picks BAE Systems Design for $26B Warship Deal
BAE Systems won a $26 billion contest to design and build nine frigates for the Royal Australian Navy, according to Thursday media…
Senators Want More Details on 2-Carrier Buy, LCS Requirement Before Supporting Additional Shipbuilding Funds
The Senate Armed Services Committee is looking for more information from the Navy before it will support buying additional ships…
Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Next-generation Frigate (FFG(X)) Program
The following is the April 6, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG(X)) Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
SECNAV Spencer: LCS Build Rate ‘Not Optimal’ But ‘Good‘ for Sustaining Yards Ahead of FFG(X)
CAPITOL HILL — Navy leaders are committed to buying a single Littoral Combat Ship in Fiscal Year 2019 despite increasing…
Shipbuilders Worried About Navy Plan for 1 LCS in 2019 Ahead of Frigate Transition
The Navy’s plan to buy just one Littoral Combat Ship in Fiscal Year 2019 has the two LCS shipbuilders uneasy,…
Navy Picks Five Contenders for Next Generation Frigate FFG(X) Program
Five ship designs will compete in the Navy’s bid for 20 next-generation guided-missile frigates (FFG(X)) that will follow the Littoral Combat Ship,…
SOUTHCOM Tidd Wants More Surveillance, Coast Guard Cutters to Stem Illegal Trafficking
The Southern Command’s top officer told the Senate Armed Services Committee he is receiving only a fraction of the intelligence,…
Document: Naval Sea Systems Command SNA 2018 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship Briefings
The following are the Naval Sea Systems Command briefings on the Littoral Combat Ship programs LCS Surface Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare…