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Could UK-Norway Type 26 frigates operate under joint command?

The UK and Norway will operate a nearly identical Type 26 frigate design, offering commonality and joint command prospects.
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Navy will build new frigate based on cutter design

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 ...
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After effectively killing a frigate program, the Navy is now pushing a new American-made 'Golden Fleet' frigate

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 ...
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The Royal Navy is retiring yet another frigate—and has nothing to replace it

The Royal Navy recently invested in significant upgrades to the HMS Richmond—even with the knowledge that it would be decommissioned well before 2030. The once mighty Royal Navy is truly a shell of ...
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SECNAV: New Frigate will be Based on National Security Cutter, First FF(X) to be Built at Ingalls

An artist’s rendering of the proposed FF(X) frigate. US Navy image This post has been updated with a rendering of the proposed FF(X) design. The U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class will serve as the basis ...