Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress

Potential issues for Congress include the following: the merits of DOD's decision to halt DDG- 1000 procurement and restart DDG-51 procurement; the status of a proposal made by John Young, the DOD acquisition executive, in memorandum dated January 26, 2009, to begin procuring in FY2012 a ship called the Future Surface Combatant (FSC) that could be based on either the DDG-51 design or the DDG-1000 design; whether to complete the procurement funding for a third DDG-1000 in FY2010; whether to continue with the construction of the second DDG-1000; whether to fund the procurement of one or two DDG-51s in FY2010; whether to direct the Navy to build the second and third DDG-1000s to a modified design featuring additional missile-launch tubes in the place of the DDG-1000's Advanced Gun Systems (AGSs); whether to provide direction to DOD regarding the design of DDG-51s procured in FY2010 and beyond; and whether to provide direction to DOD regarding the FSC proposal (if it remains in place). This report will be updated as events warrant.


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