Since entering service in 2008, Legend-class cutters have shown they are formidable ships, and they have a proven design.

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 ...