The Navy is pushing back on concerns about the built-in capabilities of FF(X) frigates, including the lack of a vertical ...

Navy officials last week said the new FF(X) frigate, based on the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter (NSC) design, will ...

China Central Television reported that CNS Linfen, a new variant of the Type 054A frigate with a more powerful naval gun and ...

The "distributed shipbuilding" concept should reduce the time it takes to build the frigates, according to the Chief of Naval ...

During Surface Navy 2026's Future Fleet Panel new details surrounding the U.S Navy's FF(X) program were unveiled.

China’s Linfen frigate appears to fit the mold of the existing Type 054s—but is different in several key ways, though the ...

The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate ...

HII chief executive Chris Kastner has "high confidence" the U.S. Navy's future frigate will launch in 2028, following word that the warship will be based on the company's National Security Cutter. The ...

HII should be able to launch the proposed new US Navy (USN) small surface combatant (SSC) meant to replace the cancelled ...

On January 15, 2026, the Hellenic Navy ceremonially commissioned the first FDI HN (Belharra-class) multirole frigate, HS ...