Five frigate finalists fingered for FFG(X) fight by Navy
Interesting how the Navy procures now, it seems like it is a hodge podge affair, where they used to design, or work with a company to design, the ship they need. Now, it's pick and choose, although I would go with the Aegis frigate, if just for the multi mission modes Aegis offers. But it seems it is really hard to budget anything with this hodge poge effort.