: May 22, 2021 -
: 12:22 pm
Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) has secured the contract to build the second Constellation-class guided-missile frigate for the US Naval Forces.
The U.S. Navy has exercised a nearly US$555 million dollar option to have Fincantieri U.S. subsidiary, Marinette Marine (FMM), build the second Constellation-class guided-missile frigate. FMM is currently working on the detailed design phase of building the first-in-class USS Constellation. Construction is planned to start at the end of this year with the frigate expected to be delivered in 2026.
The “Constellation” program was awarded to FMM in 2020, through a contract for the first-in-class frigate and the options for further 9 ships, as well as post-delivery availability support and crew training, with a cumulative value for Fincantieri amounting to 5.5 billion dollars. The U.S. Navy plans to build 10 additional vessels as part of the program, for a total of 20.
Fincantieri proposal is based on the FREMM frigate platform, the backbone of a 10-unit program for the Italian Navy which Fincantieri is currently completing.
FMM is the spearhead of Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), which controls two other shipyards also located in the Great Lakes (Wisconsin) – Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and Fincantieri Ace Marine. The company serves commercial and government customers in the US, including the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. In addition to the Littoral Combat Ships program, FMM is building 4 Multi-Mission Surface Combatants (MMSC) to be delivered to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of the US Foreign Military Sales program.
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