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Navy Holding International Frigate Meeting

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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The U.S. Navy is beginning an effort this week to bring together the international frigate community to explore areas where the service and its allies might have common interests when it comes to modernizing the ships, according to a service official. "We are trying to see what kind of initiatives apply to the global community...obsolescence issues, supply, logistics, sustainment, are all critical in these ship classes," Rear Adm. Jim McManamon, deputy commander to surface warfare, told reporters…

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