Future Frigate (FFG(X))

Navy officials told Congress last week the Navy is trying to procure FFG(X) future frigates faster than currently planned and, as the service’s new force structure assessment plans over 355 […]

SAN DIEGO— A top Navy official said the service’s future Large Surface Combatant (LSC) had its timeline pushed back for good cause and it is too early to tell if […]

The Navy’s FY 2021 budget request pushed back the new guided-missile frigate, FFG(X), schedule to avoid moving too fast as was the case for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a […]

The final defense appropriations bill allows certain parts of the new FFG(X) future frigate program to be supplied from foreign sources, but requires a study on incorporating certain domestic components […]

The head of the Navy office that develops, builds, and maintains unmanned and small surface combatants underscored the future frigate, FFG(X), will be an Aegis Frigate and is optimistic they […]

The Navy plans to request pricing for an unlimited warranty on the future guided missile frigate, FFG(X), before it exercises the first ship option, an updated Government Accountability Office (GAO) […]

The Navy issued the final request for proposals (RFP) for detail design and construction (DD&C) for the future guided-missile frigate, FFG(X), late on Thursday. This is the next step in […]

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee voted Tuesday to send its mark of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to the full committee with […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has decided to not pursue the guided-missile future frigate (FFG(X)) competition, the company told Defense Daily on Tuesday. The company had planned to compete in the FFG(X) […]

The draft version of House Appropriations Committee defense spending bill trims Navy shipbuilding spending by over $2 billion compared to the Defense Department’s request. It would budget $21.7 billion to […]