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Navy Releases Final Future Frigate RFP

Wednesday, November 8th, 2017

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Navy Releases Final Future Frigate RFP

An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter prepares to land on the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) off the coast of Southern California. Photo: U.S. Navy

The Navy released the final conceptual design (CD) request for proposals (RFP) on Tuesday for its new future frigate program, the Guided-Missile Frigate (FFG(X)), in a post on FedBizOpps.Last month Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) issued a presolicitation notice outlining the uses and capabilities it wants in the new frigate. It aims to support combatant and fleet commanders by supplementing undersea and surface warfare capabilities, relieve larger vessels from routine duties during non-war operations, extending the fleet tactical grid, and…

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