https://youtu.be/r7aWmtOhM...
yet another fvcked youtube post.
(Another) U.S. Shipbuilding Disaster - The Constellation Class & U.S. Fleet Modernization
There's a lot that goes into having a capable navy - but being able to design and build quality warships usually helps.
Since the end of the Cold War the U.S. has been able to design and introduce a range of new designs including a new supercarrier and the Virginia class submarine.
But attempts to build new surface combatants have struggled. Zumwalt, LCS...and now the Constellation class Frigate.
Now announced as cancelled, Constellation (FFG-62) was meant to be a safer option, based on a proven parent design and critical to future US shipbuilding plans.
So today, we ask why the U.S. turned to a Frigate program, how it fit into the struggle to modernize the post cold war fleet, and what the end of the program might mean for the USN.
yet another fvcked youtube post.
(Another) U.S. Shipbuilding Disaster - The Constellation Class & U.S. Fleet Modernization
There's a lot that goes into having a capable navy - but being able to design and build quality warships usually helps.
Since the end of the Cold War the U.S. has been able to design and introduce a range of new designs including a new supercarrier and the Virginia class submarine.
But attempts to build new surface combatants have struggled. Zumwalt, LCS...and now the Constellation class Frigate.
Now announced as cancelled, Constellation (FFG-62) was meant to be a safer option, based on a proven parent design and critical to future US shipbuilding plans.
So today, we ask why the U.S. turned to a Frigate program, how it fit into the struggle to modernize the post cold war fleet, and what the end of the program might mean for the USN.
03:13 PM - Dec 07, 2025
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