USA USN cancels planned Constellation class

[Ripley]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1993413279633285617

They wanted a frigate.
They wanted a frigate quick.
They wanted a frigate to fulfill specific missions.
They wanted a frigate to fulfill specific missions with domestic HW and structural enhancements.
They ended up with a frigate that was only 15% of the original design and initial requirements.
They ended up with a monstrosity.
They lost billions of dollars.

Feel free to stop me guys.

 

[Passenger]

Update of the cancell of Constellation Class Frigate Program

Constellation Class Frigate Program Cancelled By Navy Secretary (Updated)

The original plan to build at least 10 of the delayed Constellation class frigates has been axed by Navy Secretary Phelan.

www.twz.com

There is system failed of US industry, clearly.
If you want to build anything but not just apply for budget, the technical bureaucrats are essential.

 

[oldcpu]

Many news sources are picking up on this story:

Constellation Class Frigate Program Cancelled By Navy Secretary

I believe this cancellation a mistake. My hope is in 6 months to a year, the USN will recognize the cancellation (despite the cost over-runs) was a mistake, and reverse the cancellation decision. But egos and careers can be involved, so that 'hope' is probably unlikely.

In that case (no decision reversal) I hope that the USN comes up with a suitable replacement plan/strategy.
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[Nilgiri]

Many news sources are picking up on this story:

Constellation Class Frigate Program Cancelled By Navy Secretary

I believe this cancellation a mistake. My hope is in 6 months to a year, the USN will recognize the cancellation (despite the cost over-runs) was a mistake, and reverse the cancellation decision. But egos and careers can be involved, so that 'hope' is probably unlikely.

In that case (no decision reversal) I hope that the USN comes up with a suitable replacement plan/strategy.
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I doubt the cancellation will be reversed.

They want the "survivability" of Burke at this tonnage class...this is how the project management once again failed after italian FREMM picked. Trying to change and do too much and then surprise pikachu face at cost escalation....and the entire thing gets scrapped.

Given burke flight 3 , they probably should just have worked to build more Burkes.

Like a burke 3 and burke 4 (say optimized to more ASW) concurrently. Compared to burking something else and wasting time and scrapping it without the production envisaged.

Now they say the interim will be much smaller/unmanned stuff to take up the slack. This is after the LCS lower tonnage approach already got scrapped (and argument to consolidate that into FFG). Sigh.