USS Ingraham, the last Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate built for the US, returns from its last deployment in November 2014. US Navy/MCS2 Jeffry A. Willadsen 2023-05-07T21:37:00Z ...

The Navy has awarded a $537 million contract option to shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine for the third Constellation-class frigate, according to a Thursday Pentagon announcement.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy’s first Constellation-class guided-missile frigate will arrive late amid workforce shortages, a program official said Thursday.

The recently released Navy shipbuilding budget for 2025 is smaller than previous budgets. Del Toro, Franchetti and budget planners want to slow purchases of the frigates and Virginia-class attack ...