The US cancels the Constellation-class frigate program. In addition to the already started "Constellation" (FFG-62) and "Congress" (FFG-63) frigates, all subsequent orders have been canceled.
However, even though the first ship "Constellation" has been under construction for more than three years, it has only completed about 12%. The delivery date has been postponed from 2026 to 2029, a delay of three years, and the cost has increased to 1.5 billion dollars.
The Constellation-class frigate was originally a product of the US Navy to maintain the number of ships, with performance greatly simplified, but even so, it has taken a lot of effort to get nothing done.
Looking at the US's shipbuilding in recent years, to describe it as "lackluster" would be an overstatement. The Zumwalt-class destroyers, the Littoral Combat Ships have all been scrapped, the Ford-class aircraft carriers, the Columbia-class strategic nuclear submarines are all moving slowly, and the previously highly anticipated Constellation-class frigates have also failed. The US ship design and shipbuilding capabilities have completely collapsed.
New ships cannot be built, and old ships are getting older and older. A large number of warships are waiting in line for repairs in the shipyard, with the waiting time even extending to eight years in the future. The US Navy is accelerating its shrinkage!
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