US Navy's Latest Frigate Drifting Into Familiar Troubled Waters
The US Navy's newest frigate program is sailing straight into the same storm that sank its last two major shipbuilding ...
Why supposedly state-of-the-art American warship built by Italians risks humiliating the US Navy
Fincantieri Marinette Marine, an American arm of the storied Italian shipbuilder, had just won the contract to build the Navy ...
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The warship that shows why the US Navy is falling behind China
When a Wisconsin shipyard won the contract to build a new class of Navy frigate in 2020, the project was meant to address an embarrassing reality: The U.S. is now the global laggard in building ...
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Warship shows why US Navy is falling behind China
Stocked with hi-tech weaponry to protect against enemy submarines, missiles and drones, the USS Constellation was expected to be ready for the open water in 2026. That was because the US chose a ...
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Japan Wants to Sell Its Mogami-class Frigate to Australia
The first frigate is slated for delivery to the RAN in 2029; it will enter service the following year. After spending most of ...
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From competing to beating US in numbers and tonnage, here’s how China built its shipping empire
PLA Navy now fields more warships than US Navy and is on track to deploy 425-ship fleet by 2030, sustained by industrial base capable of replacing, repairing vessels way faster than US yards.
‘Mission accomplished’: US-Philippines Balikatan drills return in full battle mode
As 16,000 troops gear up for the 40th Balikatan, one Philippine general says he ‘doesn’t care’ how China reacts: ‘if they’re ...
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To Meet Communist China’s Naval Threat, Replace America’s System of Building New Ships
President Reagan’s goal of a 600-ship navy is far from met. Today’s force has only 295 ships. Further, the current plan is to ...