The company hosted a keel-laying ceremony Friday for ship FFG 52, the future USS Constellation. According to Fincantieri, keel-laying ceremonies historically involved the laying down of the central or ...

On April 12, the Navy held a symbolic keel-laying ceremony for the U.S.S. Constellation—the lead ship of a new class that will bring frigate-class warships back to the U.S. Navy after the service’s ...

NAPLES, Italy — One of Italy’s stealthiest and most powerful warships is preparing to deploy this fall with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in the Mediterranean Sea, Italian navy ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is abruptly walking away from most of its Constellation-class frigate program, canceling four of six planned ships and keeping only USS Constellation and USS ...

The Department of Defense has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a contract to build two U.S. Navy frigates, according to the daily Pentagon contract announcements. The contract, valued at more than ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy marked a significant milestone with the keel laying of the future USS Constellation (FFG-62) in Marinette, Wisconsin. This event, attended by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del ...

Top Navy officials rallied around the service’s delay-plagued new frigate program last week by focusing on the symbolic welding of the first plate of the keel on the first of the Constellation-class, ...

PARIS, France (KLFY) — Part of the newest wave of U.S. Navy warships will carry the name of Lafayette, the Defense Department has announced. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a ...

The U.S. Naval Academy’s uniform for Saturday’s Army-Navy game pay homage to the U.S. Navy’s original six frigates from the service’s 250-year history. The Under Armour-made football jerseys and ...

The USS Constitution is a triple-masted wooden heavy frigate, and it's the oldest commissioned warship still afloat. The ship first launched in 1797 as the first of six frigates commissioned for the U ...