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To Meet Communist China’s Naval Threat, Replace America’s System of Building New Ships
President Reagan’s goal of a 600-ship navy is far from met. Today’s force has only 295 ships. Further, the current plan is to ...
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US frigate shipbuilding delays raise cost concerns
With the US Navy (USN) guided-missile frigate (FFG) shipbuilding programme running up to three years behind schedule, US ...
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Why is Canada’s Type 26 a destroyer and not a frigate?
The new River-class destroyers will be heavily armed and equipped, able to undertake full spectrum operations.
Price of critically needed Navy fuel ships soars at San Diego shipyard
In recent years, the cost of producing critically needed Lewis-class fuel ships has soared to an average of $860 million each ...
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Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Ulstein team up to pursue Norwegian frigate program
Under the LOI, should Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Ulstein Verft be awarded a contract, a significant portion of the value ...
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Report to Congress on Navy Constellation-class Frigate
However, the Navy’s decision to begin construction [of the first FFG-62] before the design was complete is inconsistent with leading ship design practices and jeopardized this approach….
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Taiwan's Dunmu Goodwill Fleet makes final preparations before training voyage
The Taiwan Navy's Dunmu Goodwill Fleet is preparing to embark on a long-range training voyage. The fleet is making final ...
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China's Newly Commissioned Next-Gen Naval Warship Is The First Of Its Kind
compared with only a fourth of American ships. In recent years, China has doubled its destroyers to 42, added eight cruisers, and built an armada of nearly 100 corvettes and frigates ...