{"id":41215,"date":"2020-02-28T15:26:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T15:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/28\/the-us-navys-ffgx-could-be-awarded-sooner-than-expected\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:20:25","slug":"the-us-navys-ffgx-could-be-awarded-sooner-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/02\/28\/the-us-navys-ffgx-could-be-awarded-sooner-than-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"The US Navy\u2019s FFG(X) could be awarded sooner than expected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2013 The U..S Navy\u2019s next-generation frigate<\/a> could be awarded within the next few months, earlier than expected, the service\u2019s top civilian said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly told conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt <\/a>that he had tasked Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James Geurts<\/a> to look at accelerating the award of the first ship, which was slated for this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe plan was to try and do it in the latter part of this year,\u201d Modly told Hewitt. \u201cI\u2019ve asked [Geurts] to try and accelerate that earlier, and he\u2019s looking into the possibilities for doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut obviously, you know, we have acquisition rules, and we want to make sure that we do this in the proper way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t