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2 weeks ago | 
realcleardefense.com | Peter Ong
Can Unmanned MUSVs and NOMARS Replace the Troubled FFG? The U.S. Navy’s FFG-62 USS Constellation frigate program is in trouble with ballooning costs and schedule delays
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2 weeks ago | 
navalnews.com | Peter Ong
The U.S. Navy’s FFG-62 USS Constellation frigate program is in trouble with ballooning costs and schedule delays, and not one new guided missile frigate has been delivered to the U.S. Navy as of May 2025. The U.S. Navy wants 20 of these frigates. However, the lead ship, USS Constellation, has a delivery delay of 36 months (three years) due to the instability of the design that took an European FREMM frigate and made major structural changes such as removing the bow sonar.
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2 months ago | 
navalnews.com | Peter Ong
What started as a teaser video turned out to be a new family of missiles that Lockheed plans to develop. Naval News asked Lockheed for further information on their new Common Multi-Mission Truck (CMMT) or “Comet” missile. Naval News reached out to Lockheed Martin in March 2025 for further details on its new missile shown in the teaser video. Scott Callaway, Director of Affordable Mass at Lockheed Martin replied to Naval News.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
navalnews.com | Peter Ong |Carter Johnston
BAE Systems press releaseOn Sept. 30, BAE Systems received a $23.5 million modification to a $47 million contract awarded at the end of July, bringing the total value to over $70 million. Under the contract, BAE Systems will upgrade and overhaul existing systems to the Mk 45 Mod 4 configuration. The upgrade to the Mk 45 Mod 4 configuration includes a 62-caliber barrel and a mechanically strengthened gun mount.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
navalnews.com | Peter Ong |Carter Johnston |Aaron-Matthew Lariosa
At the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) webinar event held on October 8, 2024, Naval News asked U.S. Navy’s VADM James Pitts, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities, whether the U.S. Navy will have enough vertical launch system (VLS) cells in the future with the retirement of the Ticonderoga-class cruisers and the Ohio-class guided missile submarines (SSGNs).
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
navalnews.com | Peter Ong
SECNAV press releaseThe future USS William J. Clinton honors President William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America, serving two terms from 1993 to 2001. The future USS George W. Bush honors President George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America, serving two terms from 2001 to 2009. This will be the first Navy vessel named for either president. The names follow the Navy tradition of often naming aircraft carriers after U.S. presidents.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
navalnews.com | Peter Ong |Carter Johnston
RTX press releaseRaytheon, an RTX business, was awarded a $333 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Block IA missiles. “SM-6 has a proven performance, and this contract is an important step for providing this urgently needed weapon to our armed forces.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
navalnews.com | Peter Ong |Carter Johnston |Martin Manaranche
SECNAV press releaseDel Toro made the announcement during a ship naming ceremony amongst members of Congress, National Geographic Explorers, local civic leaders, educators, scientists and a wide multitude of explorers at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland, on Jan. 10. In 2022, the Navy procured the first of seven larger, faster surveillance ships known as T-AGOS 25.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
realcleardefense.com | Peter Ong
Peter Ong Naval News January 14, 2025 In the Fall of 2024, Naval News sent media inquiries to the United States’ Navy, Marines, DARPA, and Special Operations Command for progress updates on their seaplane programs. Although it took a few months to obtain the answers, these U.S. military agencies responded to Naval News with the following information. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments Related Articles
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
navalnews.com | Peter Ong |Carter Johnston |Martin Manaranche
For years, Naval News has pursued the United States’ quest to field a new seaplane, brought forth by the need for more mobility in the seas with an amphibious aircraft that can take off and land on water. China already fields the largest amphibious seaplane in the world, and while it is a commercial design, it can potentially have military applications if applied.
