Frigate Touted by Trump Is Among Navy’s ‘Least Performing’ Programs, New Report Says
A rendering of a Constellation-class frigate made by Fincantieri Marine Group.
Source: Fincantieri Marine GroupA $22 billion frigate project that President Donald Trump once touted as “the most beautiful, they look like yachts” was among the US Navy’s least performing programs last year, according to a previously undisclosed report to Congress.
The list of low performers in the report prepared by the Navy’s acquisition branch also includes the service’s newest aircraft carrier landing equipment, top anti-radar missile, a drone for refueling jets, and the Marines’ new hovercraft for moving troops.