(MENAFN- Asia Times) The US Navy's newest frigate program is sailing straight into the same storm that sank its last two major shipbuilding efforts: rising costs, design chaos and shrinking ...

During the Cold War, the US Navy expected that ... The same month, the Navy announced a new frigate program for a new cold ...

Cost concerns are growing about the building of the US Navy's guided-missile frigate, shown here in a rendering. (US Navy) With the US Navy (USN) guided-missile frigate (FFG) shipbuilding ...

When a Wisconsin shipyard won the contract to build a new class of Navy frigate in 2020, the project was meant to address an embarrassing reality: The U.S. is now the global laggard in building ...

The Navy acknowledges that the April 2026 delivery date, set in the contract at award, is unachievable. The lead frigate is forecasted to be delivered 36 months later than initially planned.

The sailor is affiliated with a U.S. fleet in Yokosuka, the Navy told ABC News. TOKYO -- A U.S. Navy sailor was indicted on Thursday in Japan on negligent driving charges related to a deadly ...