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Fincantieri CEO Opens Up About The Constellation Class Frigate Debacle
Why it matters
The Constellation-class frigate programme is central to US Navy modernisation and directly underpins AUKUS credibility and US Indo-Pacific force posture. Programme delays, cost overruns, or leadership/capability failures at Fincantieri erode confidence in US defence-industrial capacity to deliver the allied capabilities Australia depends on for theatre deterrence against China.
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