The U.S. Navy's New Constellation-Class Frigate Still Misses the Mark
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.
Source: nationalinterest.org