Four Reasons Why Hybrid Electric Drive Would Be Good for the Navy’s Future Frigate
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By Dan Gouré
January 30, 2019
The U.S. Navy is moving ahead smartly to acquire a new frigate or FFG(X). Last year, it awarded five contracts for conceptual designs to Austal USA, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Fincantieri Marine and Huntington Ingalls. To shorten the time between design and production, the Navy required that the FFG(X) be based on an existing ship already in production either in the U.S. or overseas. The current plan is to finalize the frigate’s requirements in the next few months, release a formal Request for Proposals around mid-year and downselect to a single winner for the 20-ship program in 2020.
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