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An artist’s rendering of the proposed FF(X) frigate. US Navy image This post has been updated with a rendering of the proposed FF(X) design. The U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class will serve as the basis ...

Less than a month after killing the bulk of the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced late Thursday plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based on a Coast Guard cutter already ...

Crew members examine a propeller of a U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class National Security Cutter, a design that is informing the U.S. Navy's future Frigate class. (PO1 Ayla Kelley/Navy) The U.S. Navy is ...

Less than a month after the cancellation of the Constellation class was announced due to cost overruns and schedule issues, the U.S. Navy revealed that it will turn to the design of the U.S. Coast ...