The construction of the U.S. Navy’s next class of guided-missile frigates officially began on Aug. 31 with the first steel for the ship cut in a small ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine Shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin.The future USS Constellation (FFG 62) will be the lead ship of a class of at least 20 frigates and is slated for delivery in 2026. The hull of the frigate is based on the Italian FREMM-class frigate and will be equipped with proven weapons and combat systems.Three Constellation-class FFGs — Constellation (FFG 62), Congress (FFG 63), and Chesapeake (FFG 64) currently are on order. In June, the Navy exercised a contract option to order FFG 64. Marinette Marine is now under contract for those first three FFGs with options for seven more.In this video Defense Updates analyzes how capable is the new Constellation class frigate of the US Navy ?#DefenseUpdates #ConstellationClassFrigate #USNavy