The USS Ted Stevens is named for longtime Alaska senator and Navy advocate Ted Stevens—even though Stevens actually served in the US Army Air Corps.

The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate Programs: Background and Issues for Congress.  From the Report The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates in FY2020.

GE Aerospace will supply eight LM2500 gas turbine engines for two new US Navy Flight III destroyers, as part of the new deal.

US President Donald Trump said he has approved a plan for the US Navy (USN) “to begin the construction of two brand-new, very large, the largest we've ever

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Dec. 29, 2025.

The Navy must throw out its worn shipbuilding playbook if it wants to grow its fleet enough to meet critical national security needs, a congressional watchdog agency said. The service’s deficient planning approach to designing, building and delivering ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Cynthia Cook from the Center for International and Strategic Studies about why naval shipbuilding in the U.S. has become so difficult lately.