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

The issue for Congress is how to take the Navy's new position on destroyer procurement into account in marking up the Navy's proposed FY2009 budget. Potential oversight issues for Congress include the timing of the Navy's announcement of its new position, the availability of the Navy's analytical basis for its new position, the changed threat assessment that the Navy says underlies its new position, the Navy's selection of the DDG-51 as the ship best suited for responding to the changed threat assessment, the Navy's description of the DDG-1000's anti-air warfare (AAW) capabilities, and the industrial-base implications of stopping DDG- 1000 procurement and restarting DDG-51 procurement. Options for Congress include supporting the Navy's new position, which could involve, among other things, providing funding in FY2009 for restarting DDG-51 procurement; rejecting the Navy's new position, which could involve, among other things, providing partial or full funding for the procurement of a DDG-1000 in FY2009; and adopting an intermediate position, which could involve, among other things, providing funding in FY2009 for either restarting DDG-51 procurement or continuing DDG-1000 procurement, with the choice to be made by the Navy.


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