Navantia Concept Design for USN’s FFG(X) programme

Acontract has been awarded to United States shipyard General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GDBIW), in association with the Spanish ship designer and shipyard Navantia, for a conceptual design for the FFG(X) programme, involving acquisition of 20 frigates with construction in the United States. The GDBIW and Navantia will use as reference to design the Australian variant of the F-100 frigate and adapt it to the requirements of the US Navy. There are currently 11 F-100 Alvaro de Bazán- class frigates serving in different navies including its variants, the Australian AWD Hobartclass and the Norwegian F310 Fridtjof Nansen- class.