Twelve ships were built between 1955 and 1957. The ships were modernised in the 1960s and decommissioned in the 1980s, when they were replaced by the Cassard and Georges Leygues-class frigates. The ...

Tokyo is rapidly acquiring missile-laden combat frigates to counter China and Russia in the East China Sea and the broader Indo-Pacific theater. MHI launched Nagara, the tenth Mogami-class frigate ...

Another frigate in the class, the future INS Tamala, is due to be handed over to the Indian Navy in Q1 of FY2025. Following the delivery of the INS Tamala, two final vessels in the class are scheduled ...

Another government watchdog, the Congressional Research Service, which released its latest report: " Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress," called ...

The first steel cut was made on the third Tamandaré-class frigate in Brazil. (EMGEPRON) Brazilian shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Estaleiro Brasil Sul (tkEBS) made the official first steel cut of ...

While the U.S. Navy’s first Constellation-Class Frigate (FFG 62) is under construction in the United States, Norway is showing serious interest in the guided-missile frigate, as well as ...

The Arleigh Burke class, through a combination of MK46/50 torpedoes, SM-2MR missiles, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and more besides, can hit targets on land, sea, and air. Historically, frigates ...

The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and a total of six have been procured through FY2024. Current Navy plans call for procuring a total of at least 20 ...

A future constellation-class guided missile frigate (FFG 69) will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, a tribute to one of the first female officers to serve in the U.S. Navy, according to a Navy news ...

The naming selection honors Captain Joy Bright Hancock (1898–1986). Born in New Jersey, Hancock received degrees from the George Washington University and the Crawford School of Foreign Service in ...

The US Navy’s (USN’s) significantly delayed Constellation-class frigate could be ready to begin continuous production by May 2025, according to the USN’s assistant secretary for research, development ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Constellation-class frigate’s design should be mature enough for the shipbuilder to enter continuous production by May, the Navy’s top acquisition executive said this week.