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Navy Says Frigate Design Changes From Original Bid

Wednesday, January 12th, 2022

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Navy Says Frigate Design Changes From Original Bid

Slide 6 on the acquisition approach of the Constellation-class guided missile frigate from a briefing at the Surface Navy Association 2022 symposium. (Image: U.S. Navy)

A Navy official on Wednesday argued that changes to the parent design of the Constellation-class frigate largely came from the initial bid to meet the Navy’s requirements. “From a FREMM perspective, discounting C4I and discounting the combat systems weapons that are all government furnished equipment, the FREMM came along with a hull, accommodations, came along with propulsion, plant layout, mechanical systems, electrical systems and a physical integrated plant as far as how it's just laid out. All that goodness is…

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