How the U.S. Navy Broke a Perfectly Good Frigate

Go to https://ground.news/Ryan to stay fully informed. Subscribe through my link for 40% the Vantage plan for unlimited access. Get my Department of the Boat People or Christmas shirt here: https://www.bunkerbranding.com/pages/... The U.S. Navy just cancelled most of the Constellation-class frigate program… a ship that was supposed to be “low-risk,” “off-the-shelf,” and based on a proven Italian design. So how did we mess this up so badly? In this video, I break down: • How we took a perfectly good FREMM frigate and overloaded it with so many upgrades it sank on paper • Why the Navy can’t stop turning simple ships into Death Stars • What frigates are actually supposed to do (hint: they’re not mini-destroyers) • The three sins of U.S. shipbuilding: concurrency, requirement creep, and an industrial base that’s held together with zip ties • And what we should be building instead—whether that’s more Burkes or robotic missile barges For uncensored video, check out my substack at: https://ryanmcbeth.substack.com Like my shirts? Get your own at: https://www.bunkerbranding.com/pages/... Want a personalized greeting: https://www.cameo.com/ryanmcbeth Watch all of my long form videos:    • Military Equipment, Tactics and Strategy   Twitter: @ryanmcbeth Instagram: @therealryanmcbeth BlueSky @ryanmcbeth Reddit: /r/ryanmcbeth Join the conversation:   / discord   Want to send me something? Ryan McBeth Productions LLC 8705 Colesville Rd. Suite 249 Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA