Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italy has signed a €1.5 billion contract with local defense champions Fincantieri and Leonardo for two new, upgraded FREMM ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Italy's Carlo Bergamini (R) and other nations' ships take part in the multinational naval exercise 'AMAN-23' in the Arabian Sea ...

A scale model of the FREMM Evo frigate on display at Fincantieri's stand at Euronaval 2024. (Janes/Neil Dee) Fincantieri has started construction on the first of two next-generation FREMM Evo ...

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.

A model of the future FREMM EVO frigate on display at Fincantieri's stand at Euronaval 2024. (Janes/Neil Dee) The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), on behalf of Italy, has signed an ...

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April 4, 2026: Later this year France will put into service the first of five French 4,500-ton Amiral Ronarc'h intervention frigates. These 122 meter-long ships have a top speed of 50 kilometers an ...

Summary and Top Points You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s next guided-missile destroyer, the Constellation-class, is set to debut in 2026. Derived from the European FREMM frigate, the ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class frigate program, designed to replace the aging Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, is facing significant complications due to design changes ...