KORSOR, Denmark - A Danish frigate deployed to the Red Sea as part of a U.S.-led operation suffered malfunctioning of its weapon systems when attacked by drones operated by Houthi militants last month ...

On April 12, the Navy held a symbolic keel-laying ceremony for the U.S.S. Constellation—the lead ship of a new class that will bring frigate-class warships back to the U.S. Navy after the service’s ...

Less than a month after killing the bulk of the Constellation-class frigate program, the Navy announced late Thursday plans to build a replacement “FF(X) frigate” based on a Coast Guard cutter already ...

One of the Japanese navy’s in-service Mogami-class frigates. Australia is procuring a larger, upgraded version. (Gordon Arthur) Japan has struggled to export cutting-edge defense equipment. However, ...

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, which the FF(X) supplanted.

The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter. Top shipbuilder HII will build the first vessel, expected to launch in 2028. The Navy canceled ...