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President Donald Trump, through his pick to be the next Secretary of the Navy, has thrust long-running criticisms of what is commonly called "running rust" on American warships back into the mainstream limelight.
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Warships Caked In Rust Prompting Late Night Trump Texts To Navy Secretary Nominee

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 28, 2025

USS Jack H. Lucas
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Cost Of Navy’s Newest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Is Ballooning

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Jan 8, 2025

The Senate Armed Services Committee has directed the US Navy to look at other missile-armed ship options in response to major delays with the Constellation class frigate program.
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Navy To Explore Arming Other Ships With Missiles Amid Constellation Frigate Woes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 11, 2024

The U.S. Government Accountability Office says that "unplanned weight growth" and design instability have been major factors in the huge delays with the Constellation class, and that the ship's top speed could take a hit as a result.
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Navy’s New Constellation Class Frigate Is A Mess

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 31, 2024

Recent events in the Red Sea had prompted new qusetions about whether a 32 cell vertical launch system array for various types of missiles is sufficient as part of the overall armament package for the US Navy's future Constellation class frigates.
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Does The Navy’s New Constellation Class Frigate Have Enough Vertical Launch Cells?

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 31, 2024

New Diagram Details How The Navy’s Frigate Will Differ From Its Italian Parent’s Design
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New Diagram Details How The Navy’s Frigate Will Differ From Its Italian Parent’s Design

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 28, 2021

Navy Boss Tells Congress That A New Frigate Will Be Named USS Congress. No, Really.
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Navy Boss Tells Congress That A New Frigate Will Be Named USS Congress. No, Really.

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

Navy Boss Talks ‘Joint Strike Frigate’ Concept After Calls To Build Four Frigates A Year
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Navy Boss Talks ‘Joint Strike Frigate’ Concept After Calls To Build Four Frigates A Year

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 30, 2020

Navy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile Frigate
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Navy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile Frigate

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 30, 2020