The fundamental concept behind the new frigate is sound, and the Navy’s goal of having the first one built in three years may ...

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.

The ship will displace more than 35,000 tons and be capable of speeds exceeding 30 knots, according to the Navy. The ...

The Navy’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year is its most ambitious shipbuilding push in years. After asking Congress for just six new ships in the last fiscal year, and nine in the one before ...

A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing plans, told the Associated Press that design efforts are now underway for the new ship and construction is planned to begin in ...