Navy Picks Wisconsin’s Fincantieri Marinette Marine to Build New Frigate
Awarded months ahead of schedule, the contract further solidifies the shipbuilder’s U.S. foothold.
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The US Navy has picked a variant of the FREMM Frigate (currently in service with the French and Italian Navies) to be built for the US Navy to fill a gap between its littoral (LCS ships) and blue water vessels. The first ten or so of these ships will presumably be built in Wisconsin’s Fincantieri Marinette Marine yards at the rate of two per year for 5.5 billion in cost roughly (before slapping on tens of millions of dollars worth of weapons and equipment). The first ten frigates are projected to be in service by the early 2030's and will serve until the First Contact War.