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April 11, 2025

 

The first Constellation class frigate for the U.S. Navy is just 10 percent complete more than two years after construction began and nearly five years after the award of the initial contract for the ship. The work is also continuing despite the continued absence of a firm functional design for the vessel, which is still weeks or even months away from being finalized and approved.    Read our full report on the troubling status of the Constellation program here. Must Read Articles Navy Axes Its Hypersonic Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Plans The Navy has said for years that the HALO program is essential, but now it is reevaluating its plans based on cost concerns. READ NOW It Took 73 C-17 Loads To Move Patriot Battalion From Pacific To Middle East Alarm bells grow louder in regard to major deficiencies in sustained U.S. military logistics support needed for a Pacific fight. READ NOW KC-10 Extender Tankers Are Up For Auction The government has begun selling off the mothballed KC-10 fleet, which could present an opportunity for private aerial refueling companies. READ NOW Defiant Drone Ship Gets Closer To Months-Long DARPA At Sea Demonstration USX-1 Defiant, which will sail without humans onboard and is designed for mass production, is undergoing trials ahead of its long-endurance cruise. READ NOW Dutch F-35s Provide Targeting For Rocket Artillery Dutch F-35s recently used a new system called Keystone to provide targeting data to cue Israeli-made artillery. READ NOW From the Archive Perry Class Frigates Had These Crazy Pop-Out Auxiliary Propulsion Pods Late production Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates had what is akin to the mother of all trolling motors that crews used creatively during multiple phases of the ship's operation. READ NOW Hot Shots Fireworks erupt over the USS America during the Sasebo Fleet Friendship Day open base event at Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, April 5, 2025. Credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kristen Yarber Soldiers from "Baker" Company in 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Mobile Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" engage targets with their Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSWs) from a support by fire position during Operation Lethal Eagle 25.1 Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFX) on March 7, 2025 at Fort Campbell, Ky. Credit: Maj. Jonathon Bless A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a training mission, April 8, 2025. Credit: Yasuo Osakabe