HII FF(X) Patrol Frigate Program Progressing as Navy Considers Foreign Options

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Both U.S. and foreign designs for the next small-surface combatant are under consideration after the cancellation of the Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, the new head of the Navy’s shipbuilding enterprise said this week. A foreign design study is running in parallel with the development of HII Ingalls’ FF(X) Flight I patrol frigate, which was announced late last year following the Constellation cancellation, Portfolio Acquisition Executive Rear Adm. Casey Moton t

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