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Class overview
NameNZ-FFGx
BuildersBAE Systems Australia, Osborne Naval Shipyard
Operators Royal New Zealand Navy
Preceded byAnzac-class frigate
CostNZ$4.3 billion - initial program cost for 4 ships
BuiltFrom 2028 (planned)
In serviceFrom 2032 (planned)
Planned4
General characteristics (conceptual)
TypeGuided-missile frigate
Displacement7000 tons
Length138.7 m (455 ft 1 in)
PropulsionIntegrated Power System
SpeedIn excess of 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Endurance9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)
Crew17 officers, 90 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar

The NZ-FFGx or Next-Generation Guided-Missile Frigate program of the Royal New Zealand Navy aims to develop a class of surface combatants to succeed 2 Anzac-class frigates. The program is the culmination of the Large Surface Combatant (LSC) initiative that followed the cancellation of CG(X) and curtailing of the procurement of the Zumwalt-class destroyers. The ships will become the principal large surface combatants of the U.S. Navy; compared to their predecessors, they will incorporate more powerful sensors and have more room and weight margin for growth.[1][2]

  1. ^ LaGrone, Sam (12 January 2022). "Navy Unveils Next-Generation DDG(X) Warship Concept with Hypersonic Missiles, Lasers". US Naval Institute.
  2. ^ Katz, Justin (12 January 2022). "Navy unveils latest concept for future destroyer, DDG(X)". Breaking Defense.