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Navy Sets 2017 Release Date for Frigate RFP

Valerie Insinna
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Navy Sets 2017 Release Date for Frigate RFP
An MH-60 Romeo flying near the USS Freedom (LCS-1). Photo: U.S. Navy

The Navy is aiming to be ready with a request for proposals and technical data package for its new frigate by fiscal year 2017 so that it can procure the first two ships in the class in 2019, the program manager said Wednesday.That’s a very tight timeline, said Capt. Dan Brintzinghoffer, program manager for the newly stood up PMS-515.“I have about 18 to 20 months to pick and choose what the design is going to look like,” he said during…

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