Navy Shifts Specs To Open Design Plans For New Missile Frigate

The U.S. Navy has released its request for information (RFI) from industry for potential designs for its requirement for a new guided-missile frigate, says a senior officer, as cited by Defense News.

The RFI seeks a vessel that could be met by almost any existing design, extending the program beyond the two littoral combat ship designs being built by Lockheed Martin and Austal USA.

The service has indicated that it wants a ship with combat and mechanical systems that can...