Fincantieri Marinette Marine Ffg X
Subsidiary of italian shipbuilder fincantieri to build up to 10 of its new guided missile frigates presently referred to as ffg x.
Fincantieri marinette marine ffg x. Parent company fincantieri has invested over 180m into its. The upgrades are needed. Fincantieri marinette marine fmm was founded in 1942 along the menominee river in marinette wisconsin to meet america s growing demand for naval construction from humble beginnings with a contract to build five wooden barges fmm has grown into a world class shipbuilder having designed and built more than 1 500 vessels.
Navy with an option for nine additional ships. Fincantieri unveils fremm ffg x design at the sea air space 2019 exposition currently held near washington dc fincantieri marinette marine unveiled the design of its fremm in u s. Options for up to 10 ships could make the contract worth up to 5 6 billion.
Uss little rock lcs 9 uss detroit lcs 7 uss milwaukee lcs 5 brochure. Several new facilities would be built at the yard to accommodate the frigates hunt said including a major new assembly hall. On april 30 2020 fincantieri marinette marine was awarded the nearly 800 million contract to build the ffg x first in class guided missile frigate for the u s.
Fincantieri marinette marine corporation has beaten out some tough competition winning a 795 116 483 navy contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant the guided missile frigate ffg x. Navy has chosen marinette marine a wisconsin based u s. Fincantieri s fremm wins us navy ffg x frigate competition fincantieri was awarded a 795 mil us navy contract for detail design construction of the first ship at its marinette shipyard in wisconsin.
Fincantieri marinette marine plans a major upgrade and expansion of its shipyard in marinette wisconsin should it secure the prime contractor award for the us navy s ffg x frigate program shipyard president rick hunt told reporters jan. When the navy announced last year the top five competitors for the ffg x future frigate program it was readily apparent that fincantieri s marinette marine was in a good position to grab a.
