
Fincantieri Marinette Marine is starting construction on the first Constellation-class frigate, the future USS Constellation (FFG-62), on Wednesday at its Marinette, Wis., shipyard after getting the go-ahead from the Navy following two reviews. In 2020, the Navy awarded the company an initial $795 million contract for design, construction and delivery of the first new frigate in (Defense Daily, April 30, 2020). Rear Adm. Casey Moton, Program Executive Officer for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC), told reporters on Monday that…