Navy Gets Budget Bump But Fleet Would Shrink Under Biden Request

[nitpicker]

1. ((future to the back))

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constellation_(FFG-62)

USS Constellation (FFG-62)[1] will be the lead ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates[2] and the fifth ship in the United States Navy bearing this name. She is named in honor of the first USS Constellation, one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, which was named for the constellation of stars on the flag of the United States.[2] The ship will be sponsored by Melissa Braithwaite, the wife of Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite.[3]

Construction of Constellation will commence in April 2022 following the final design review. The ship is expected to enter service in 2026.[4]

((I remember FFG 7 that was still in service...))

((return from LCS chasing pirates to near peer conflict))