President-Elect Donald J. Trump may have been paying attention to our reporting here at The National Interest, as I have been ...

"The Navy disclosed to us in April 2024 that it is considering a reduction in the frigate’s speed requirement ... Bergamini ...

Consequently, the US Navy has to catch up in both frigate construction and overall ship procurement. Beginning with the FREMM as the "parent design" was meant to save time and avoid delays later.

The entire reason for using Fincantieri to build the warship and to base the Constellation-class on Europe’s FREMM frigate was to enhance interoperability between the US Navy’s newest warship ...