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“We Can Do A Lot:” Fincantieri Sees LSMs As Way Back To Serial Production, Could Start Production This Year

Monday, March 16th, 2026

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“We Can Do A Lot:” Fincantieri Sees LSMs As Way Back To Serial Production, Could Start Production This Year

Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisc. (Photo: Fincantieri)

In the wake of the Navy cancelling the Constellation-class frigate, Fincantieri Marine Group sees its selection to be a builder of the Medium Landing Ship (LSM) as a road back to serial production and building other classes of ships like icebreakers or even the new FF(X) frigate. When Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced the cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate in November, except the first two hulls under construction, Fincantieri said it also reached a comprehensive framework with the…

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