US Navy Axes Frigate Program

Thursday, November 27, 2025

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 | Reply

"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 | Reply

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 | Reply

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 | Reply

ONEWHATABOUTISM... rofl!

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