(LEAD) S. Korean, Japanese, Turkish frigates being considered for new U.S. frigate class: report
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The United States is considering frigate designs...
The United States is considering frigate designs from South Korea, Japan, and Turkey for a new class of warships, according to a report by USNI News. The White House and the U.S. Navy are evaluating these designs as part of a competition that could include building up to two of the ships in foreign shipyards before transitioning to U.S. yards.
The frigate designs under consideration include the Chungnam-class guided-missile frigate built by South Korean shipbuilders, the export version of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' FFM Mogami-class guided-missile frigate, and the Istanbul-class guided-missile frigate built by several Turkish shipyards. This move to procure foreign-built warships would break with more than a century of U.S. domestic naval construction.
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