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The delivery of the U.S. Navy’s new Constellation-class frigate, FFG-62, is expected to be delayed until 2029, three years behind schedule. This setback is part of broader delays affecting other critical naval projects like the Columbia-class submarines and Virginia-class Block V subs.

The delays in the development and delivery of the Constellation-class frigate, alongside broader challenges within America's defense industrial base, highlight significant vulnerabilities as global tensions rise.

The U.S. Navy's ambitious shipbuilding projects, including the Constellation-class frigates, Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, and Virginia Block V submarines, are facing significant delays.

Specifically, the Navy wanted to replicate the Europeans’ multipurpose frigates (FREMM) in use in the French and Italian navies. In fact, the Constellation-class is being built by an Italian ship manufacturer. The Constellation-class guided-missile frigate was the result of these cogitations by American defense planners. 

The Constellation-class, the U.S. Navy's latest guided-missile frigate, is under construction, aiming to enhance multi-mission capabilities with a design based on the European FREMM.

Although the Constellation-class follows the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships, the introduction of the new frigates appears to be an attempt to rectify the LCS shortcomings.

Recent events in the Red Sea again raise questions about whether 32 vertical launch cells is adequate for the Constellation class frigates.

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