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UPDATED: Navy’s New Shipbuilding Plan ‘Dead on Arrival,’ Lawmakers Say

February 10, 2020 2:47 PM

Tripoli (LHA-7) is launched at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. on March 1, 2017. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated to include information from a Feb. 10 budget briefing with Rear Adm. Randy Crites, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for budget.

The proposed Navy shipbuilding plan that cuts a Virginia-class submarine, a frigate and an oiler that were previously planned for FY 2021 received immediate bipartisan pushback from the House and the Senate. Read More →

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

December 17, 2019 1:48 PM

The following is the Dec. 16, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More →

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

October 18, 2019 9:32 AM

The following is the Oct. 10, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More →

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

July 4, 2019 8:05 AM

The following is the June 25, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More →

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

May 30, 2019 9:27 AM

The following is the Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program:
Background and Issues for Congress. Read More →

Lockheed Martin Won’t Submit Freedom LCS Design for FFG(X) Contest

By: Sam LaGrone

May 28, 2019 5:46 PM

Lockheed Martin FFG(X) design. Lockheed Martin Image

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 officials told USNI News on Tuesday. Read More →

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

May 23, 2019 9:05 AM

The following is the Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program:
Background and Issues for Congress. Read More →

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

April 24, 2019 7:37 AM

The following is the April 4, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More →

Navy Budgeting $1.3B for First FFG(X) Hull; 9 Planned Over the Next Five Years

By: Sam LaGrone

March 12, 2019 12:02 PM

THE PENTAGON — The Navy is budgeting $1.3 billion in Fiscal Year 2020 to purchase its first-in-class guided-missile frigate and associated engineering costs as part of an aggressive push to buy nine FFG(X) hulls by FY 2024, according to a Tuesday Navy budget overview. Read More →

Navy Issues Draft RFP for FFG(X) Next-Generation Frigate

By: Sam LaGrone

March 2, 2019 8:31 AM

Artist’s rendering of the Austal USA FFG(X) bid from SNA 2019. Austal USA Image

The Navy has issued a draft request for proposal to design and build its planned class of 20 next-generation guided-missile frigates (FFG(X)). Read More →

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Tag Archives: USS Independence

UPDATED: Navy’s New Shipbuilding Plan ‘Dead on Arrival,’ Lawmakers Say

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

Lockheed Martin Won’t Submit Freedom LCS Design for FFG(X) Contest

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Frigate FFG(X) Program

Navy Budgeting $1.3B for First FFG(X) Hull; 9 Planned Over the Next Five Years

Navy Issues Draft RFP for FFG(X) Next-Generation Frigate

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