{"id":20870,"date":"2025-11-26T20:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=20870"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:02:29","slug":"navy-cancels-four-constellation-class-frigates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=20870","title":{"rendered":"Navy cancels four Constellation-class frigates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Navy cancels four Constellation-class frigates<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. Navy has canceled the next four planned Constellation-class guided-missile frigates as the service reevaluates its fleet composition and acquisition strategy, according to multiple public reports and Navy budget documents.<\/p>\n<p>The move won\u2019t impact the first two ships in the class, <em>Constellation<\/em> (FFG-62) and <em>Congress<\/em> (FFG-63), which are under construction at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin. The decision was reported by USNI News, which cited Navy officials familiar with the revised shipbuilding plan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From day one I made it clear: I won\u2019t spend a dollar if it doesn\u2019t strengthen readiness or our ability to win. <\/p>\n<p>To keep that promise, we\u2019re reshaping how we build and field the Fleet\u2014working with industry to deliver warfighting advantage, beginning with a strategic shift away\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pbTpIPDfR8\">pic.twitter.com\/pbTpIPDfR8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan (@SECNAV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SECNAV\/status\/1993406826520756327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are reshaping how the Navy builds its fleet. Today, I can announce the first public action is a strategic shift away from the Constellation-class frigate program,\u201d said Secretary of the Navy John Phelan on X. \u201cThe Navy and our industry partners have reached a comprehensive framework that terminates, for the Navy\u2019s convenience, the last four ships of the class, which have not begun construction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Constellation-class program\u2014intended to produce 20 multi-mission frigates\u2014has faced repeated delays since the first ship, USS <em>Constellation<\/em> (FFG-62), began construction in 2022. Navy budget documents released earlier this year show that the lead ship is now running more than three years behind schedule, with delivery slipping from 2026 to at least 2030. Follow-on hulls have also been delayed as design and production issues continue.<\/p>\n<p>Navy officials have signaled since early 2024 that cost growth, workforce shortages, and supply-chain pressures across U.S. shipyards were prompting a reassessment of surface combatant procurement. The service emphasized the need to prioritize programs tied to readiness, missile defense, cyber capabilities, and industrial-base resilience.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Navy\u2019s FY 2025 shipbuilding plan, the service intends to move toward a fleet mix that includes fewer small surface combatants while accelerating investments in unmanned systems and emerging technologies. The cancellation of the four frigates reflects that shift, while still preserving the core of the 20-ship Constellation program.<\/p>\n<p>The Navy has not issued a formal press release on the cancellations, but senior leaders have acknowledged in public statements that the frigate program requires additional design maturity and production stability before expanding the order. Fincantieri has previously said it remains committed to delivering the first ships and improving production efficiency as the design stabilizes.<\/p>\n<p>The Constellation class\u2014based on the European FREMM frigate\u2014is intended to fill a gap between the now-retired Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates and larger Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The ships are designed for anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, air-defense operations, and escort missions.<\/p>\n<p>Congress will ultimately decide whether the Navy\u2019s revised plan moves forward. Lawmakers have previously pushed back on surface-fleet reductions and may seek more information before approving the canceled hulls in the final budget.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/navy-cancels-four-constellation-class-frigates\/\">Navy cancels four Constellation-class frigates<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Marine Log Staff<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/navy-cancels-four-constellation-class-frigates\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=navy-cancels-four-constellation-class-frigates\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy cancels four Constellation-class frigates The U.S. Navy has canceled the next four planned Constellation-class guided-missile frigates as the service reevaluates its fleet composition and acquisition strategy, according to multiple public reports and Navy budget documents. The move won\u2019t impact the first two ships in the class, Constellation (FFG-62) and Congress (FFG-63), which are under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1672,1319,1675,7142,192,199,502,437,4576],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-20870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constellation-class","category-fincantieri-marinette-marine","category-frigate","category-john-phelan","category-marinelog","category-news","category-shipbuilding","category-shipyard","category-u-s-navy","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20870"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}