15 jun 2026

Fincantieri CEO Opens Up About The Constellation Class Frigate Debacle

1 outlet6hbroke the war zone 12:07

The saga of the Constellation class frigate is emblematic of so many chronic issues with the Navy’s way of procuring warships. The vessel that was supposed to make the wrongs of the Littoral Combat Ship debacle right failed spectacularly and the timing couldn’t have been worse. Now Constellation is dead and Trump administration is building a different frigate from a different yard. While the Navy has said why it is moving on, we wanted the other side of the story. We recently had a conversation with George Moutafis , CEO of Ficantieri Marine Group , to get exactly that.

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