A Senate panel with oversight of the Pentagon's shipbuilding budget would fence procurement funding for the Navy's new Constellation-class frigate (FFG-62) program, citing concerns about the service's choice to not take a "gap year" after constructing the lead ship. The Navy's fiscal year 2021 budget request is seeking roughly $1 billion in procurement funding for the second Constellation-class frigate, formerly called FFG(X). The contract for the lead ship was awarded earlier this year to Fincantieri Marinette Marine . The Navy...
