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The Secretary of the Navy has announced that the Constellation class missile frigate program is being cancelled. The first two ships, Constellation FFG 62 and Congress FFG 63, will be built but all others are cancelled.
The first ship is presently only 12% complete and the shipyard in Marinette Wisconsin, has had challenges in attracting an adequate workforce.
The missile frigates are projected to cost about $1.3 billion each, whereas the larger and more capable U.S. Navy's missile destroyers run about $2.7 billion each.
The Secretary has said that the Navy will explore options for a combatant smaller than the destroyers.
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