Fincantieri’s FREMM Wins US Navy FFG(X) Frigate Competition - Part 1: FFG(X) in details скачать в хорошем качестве

Fincantieri’s FREMM Wins US Navy FFG(X) Frigate Competition - Part 1: FFG(X) in details

Fincantieri won the competition for the U.S. Navy future frigate known as FFG(X). In this video we focus on the FFG(X) contract and the specifications of the frigate. ===================== Marinette Marine Corporation, which is owned by the italian shipbuilder, was awarded a $795 million US Navy contract for the detailed design & construction of the first ship at its Marinette shipyard in Wisconsin. Options for up to 10 ships could make the contract worth up to $5.6 billion. Fincantieri was competing against 3 shipbuilders: Austal with a frigate based on its Independence-class LCS Bath Iron Works (partnered with Navantia of Spain) with a frigate based on the F100 Huntington Ingalls Industries with an unknown design The future frigate of the U.S. Navy will be based on the Italian Navy FREMM in its anti-submarine warfare variant. However, compared to the Virginio Fasan type frigate, the American ship will be quite heavily modified, especially on the top-side. The FFG(X) FREMM will have a length of 496 feet, a beam of 65 feet for a 7,500-ton displacement. According to Fincantieri, the ship will be future proof as it will generate 12 megawatts of power. More than enough to handle future directed energy weapons such as lasers. Read More: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/... ===================== For new videos every week, subscribe here! http://www.youtube.com/c/NavalNews?su... Follow us on Twitter:   / navalnewscom   Follow us on LinkedIn:   / navalnews   Like us on Facebook: http://fb.me/navalnewscom Check out our daily naval defense news coverage at: https://www.navalnews.com/ NAVAL NEWS is fully focused on naval topics. We cover the latest naval defense shows & events. We also report on naval technology from all over the world. Navalnews.com is updated daily with in-depth features, industry, and naval forces news round-ups, event coverage, video reports and more. Our top of the line site is responsive across all mobile and desktop devices.