Thursday, November 27, 2025

US Navy Axes Frigate Program

The U.S. Navy's beleaguered shipbuilding program took a major hit on Tuesday as Navy Secretary John Phelan announced he was cancelling plans to buy Constellation-class frigates, once heralded as a key part of U.S. strategy to keep up with China's rapidly expanding naval fleet. Phelan said the multibillion-dollar program for the surface combatants wasn't delivering any bang for the buck.

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With a displacement of about 7,200 tons, the ships were seen as filling a gap between the 10,000-ton Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers -- the backbone of the US fleet -- and 3,500-ton littoral combat ships (from another Navy shipbuilding program widely considered a failure).

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Because of the nature of Trump and his people, we will wonder whether this frigate program was ditched as a favor to Putin or because someone was paid off by the Chinese.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-27 09:24 AM

"Phelan said the multibillion-dollar program for the surface combatants wasn't delivering any bang for the buck."

Has this been verified by at least two independent reliable sources?

No?

Then it's probably a lie.

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-27 12:49 PM

Has this been verified by at least two independent reliable sources?

How would they know? They haven't built any yet.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-11-27 12:52 PM


How would they know? They haven't built any yet.
#3 | POSTED BY REDIAL

"We have to pass the bill it to find out whats inside it"
~ Pelosi

Same energy.

BTW hows the Canadian navy?

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-27 01:14 PM

ONEWHATABOUTISM... rofl!

Don't you ever have anything other than a Logical Fallacy?

I mean, lamely claiming some sort of presumed hypocrisy is not only boring, but it's also NOT AN ARGUMENT.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-27 01:22 PM

Runt, how's your navy doing after it got chased out of the Black Sea?

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-27 01:24 PM

Maybe Lewzer wants another Zumwalt boondoggle? Or resurrect the Montana class battleship program?

He did say a modern ship's hull "starts melting as the missile's about two miles away".

Nelson and Nimitz had nothing on this naval genius.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-11-27 01:45 PM

Here's what happens when you take DialAgain and Corky's suggestions and just build it to find out....

Between 2019 and 2025, California paid four technology companies over $450 million to build out its Next Generation 911 system, a more advanced emergency communication tool that would provide dispatchers with enhanced location services and other ways for the public to communicate with first responders operators.
But when the time came to turn that system on, it didn't work.
www.governing.com

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-27 02:00 PM

imalumpertoo is just phoning it in these days. Sad.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-11-27 02:02 PM

"1Nut phone home!".

#10 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-27 02:05 PM

BTW hows the Canadian navy?

#4 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

How's the planning for attack on the free and independent country of Taiwan coming along Commie Spyboy?

Figure out how to take their freedom from them and enslave them under communism yet ?

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-28 10:18 AM

#11

His plan is to troll them to death with inane comments.

#12 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-28 10:22 AM

#11 Marine:

Who are you engaged online with?

This troll?


#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-28 10:23 AM

His plan is to troll them to death with inane comments.

So he's just practicing here?

#14 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-11-28 01:27 PM

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