In a scene reminiscent of the film “Groundhog Day,” the U.S. Navy has canceled the Constellation-class frigate program, with only the first two ships, which are already under construction, scheduled for completion.
The program was terminated due to production delays, escalating costs, and design challenges stemming from adapting a foreign design to meet U.S. requirements. The funds from the canceled frigates will be reallocated to other ships that can be produced more quickly.
The Constellation-class frigate program was intended to be a “low-risk” approach, basically a slam-dunk to building a new frigate, but it underwent significant changes to its Italian FREMM-based design, making it heavier, more expensive, and less aligned with its original blueprints.
If they built the amphibious assault ships to look like this, then they could fill them with Cybertrucks and anytime the US invaded a country it would be horrific and comical at the same time.
Now playing in Venezuela: “The Bay of Cyberpigs”.
Maybe they could use the boat materials to build some sort of arch. A triumphant arch.
DOUBLE arches, in keeping with the administration.
sounds like things remain the same: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon_Wars
This is such an incredibly dumb decision. This was going to be the direction the navy went in - more vessels that are capable in aggregate, but no single one as too big of a target. Datalink handoff. Sensor fusion.
But they’re probably gonna make a new class of battleship or something idiotically obsolete like that.
They’ll start down that path, spend billions on starting up the program, then a new president comes in and cancels that to return to the smaller ship philosophy and spends billions to start down that path again.
Sure, you know everyone’s favorite ship, the aircraft carrier, well wait till you meet the drone carrier! It’s just as big for some reason, but it mostly carries drones and guided missiles and it probably sails alongside a traditional carrier, because it can’t actually perform all of the same duties. This is how we’ll be able to spend more than ever before.
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Reminds me of those littoral combat ships that were built in Alabama and were garbage quality — loads of problems and can’t even defend themselves. Navy tried to stop spending on them but Congressman Bradley Byrne from Alabama keeps forcing it in to the budget.
Yep, eerily similar. It’s not even clear what these ships are supposed to do well.
I’m pretty sure that’s just the inevitable consequence of decades of under-regulated capitalism and cronyism letting the arms dealers set their own prices and conditions.
Personally, I consider the most bloated military in the history of the world not being able to expand or even replace its flotilla a huge win though, regardless of the reasons 🤷
Nah, Kegseth just needed more booze money.
I do wonder what the advent of drone warfare, including the marine drones used in the black sea against Russia, and the Taiwanese investment in drones for defense against China, has done to impact the outlook and priorities of the US Navy. It may very well be that it has changed the assessment of whether to purchase large expensive ships.
don’t worry, they’ll spend that $ somewhere for sure
Oh I’m not worried about that. I’m sure they will find more modern ways to murder.
Good. Hope they stop building death ships all together and are forced to have bake sales for more.
Export more manufacturing industries
Sounds like may every engineering project I’ve worked on.
Let’s see if the coast guard is happy with the new patrol ship once one of those are finished. If the coast guard fails too, pretty entertaining incompetence
