Under the FFG (X) program, the military seeks to obtain modern but inexpensive ships based on existing technology.
Project of a promising American frigate / US Navy
The new generation frigate, which is being created for the US Navy under the FFG (X) program, will carry a wide arsenal of missile weapons, as well as an anti-submarine helicopter MH-60R Seahawk and UAVs.
As reported Defence News, the cost of the main ship of the series (USS Constellation) will be $ 1.2 billion. The cost of the next ships in the series will vary between 850-950 million dollars.
Under the FFG (X) program, the military seeks to obtain modern but inexpensive ships based on existing technology.
The USS Constellation corvette is planned to be armed with a 32-section Mk.41 vertical launcher, a mk.49 guided missile launcher, and four Mk.53 Mod.9 erroneous target launchers. Of the artillery weapons will be available only gun mk.110 caliber 57 millimeters
The ship will carry the Aegis combat information and control system and the AN / SPY-6 (V3) radar station.
The ship will be 151.2 meters long and 19.8 meters wide. The total tonnage of the frigate will be 7291 tons. The ship will be equipped with one gas turbine engine, two electric motors and four diesel generators. The crew of the frigate FFG (X) will include 200 people.
Construction of the first frigate of the FFG (X) project will begin in 2022. It is expected to be launched in 2025 and handed over to the Navy in the third quarter of 2026.
New frigates for the US Navy
Last April, the US Navy announced that it had selected Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), a member of the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri, as the developer and builder of the FFG (X) missile frigates. The basis for the ship will be the Franco-Italian project FREMM.
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