The Navy is looking to rebound from its latest shipbuilding SNAFU by basing the design of its new frigate on a Coast Guard cutter.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Navy's new frigate will be based on the US Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.US Coast Guard photo The Navy will build a new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Craig Hooper evaluates security threats and proposes solutions. The Legend class is no bleeding-edge, technology-infused bruiser.

To some, the decision by the US administration to cancel the Constellation-class frigate programme and replace it with the new FF(X), based on the US Coast Guard’s Legend-class cutter, will be ...