After canceling its troubled Constellation-class program, the Navy pivoted to a smaller frigate based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class cutter. But the new FF(X) arrives with no vertical launch system ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Craig Hooper evaluates security threats and proposes solutions. The Legend class is no bleeding-edge, technology-infused bruiser.
A new frigate design for the U.S. Navy is being developed on a Coast Guard hull form, rather than a warship. The FF (X) concept emerged with a level of detail specification and combat system ...
China’s Linfen frigate appears to fit the mold of the existing Type 054s—but is different in several key ways, though the extent of the differences remains unknown. There has been much focus on ...
The design of the US Coast Guard National Security Cutter, like the one shown here, will be the template for the new US Navy frigate programme replacement. (Northrop Grumman) HII should be able to ...