Five designs selected to compete for US Navy's FFG(X) programme

摘要

Contracts have been awarded to five shipbuilders for the FFG(X), which is the follow-on platform to the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), which has been criticised for not having sufficient firepower. The FFG(X) will have a range of missions, including anti-submarine, surface and air warfare, and is intended as an 'agile, multi-mission platform designed for operation in littoral and blue water environments.'