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February 7, 2026: The U.S. Navy has decided to base their new FFX frigate on the current Coast Guard Legend-class cutter. Ten Legends entered service between 2008 and 2024. Two more are being built.

The U.S. Navy has laid out it's plans for the new FF(X) program, seeking to rapidly field a new class of smaller surface ...

The Navy wants the first of the FF(X) frigates to be built by 2028—a full year before the first of the Constellation class, ...

Roomy, comfy and with a welcoming, carefree vibe, Cutter’s Wharf has one of the finest beer gardens in Belfast, and if it’s ...

Great Veterans Race on 9 May is set to draw one of the most storied fleets ever to grace Sydney Harbour, headlined by the ...

The U.S. Navy’s commitment to maintaining naval superiority just took a significant leap forward with a groundbreaking ...

The Navy awarded a $283M contract to accelerate a new FF(X) frigate, replacing the delayed Constellation-class program and boosting shipbuilding plans.

HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $283 million U.S. Navy contract to perform lead yard support activities for the new FF(X)-class frigate program, the Pentagon announce ...

The abrupt firing of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest head to roll in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s turbulent Pentagon, points to President Trump’s anxiety over his ambitious and divisive ...