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

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released on January 24, 2012, discusses several potential oversight issues for Congress regarding the Navy's plans for procuring DDG- 51s, particularly the Flight III version. Some of these issues were first raised in this CRS report; the GAO report developed these issues at length and added some additional issues. Potential FY2013 issues for Congress concerning destroyer procurement include the following:

whether actions should be taken to mitigate the significant projected shortfall in cruisers and destroyers;

whether to approve the Navy's request for a DDG-51 MYP arrangement beginning in FY2013, and if so, whether it should include Flight III DDG-51s;

whether there is an adequate analytical basis for procuring Flight III DDG-51s in lieu of the previously planned CG(X) cruiser, and whether an analysis of alternatives (AOA) or the equivalent of an AOA should be performed before committing to the development and procurement of Flight III DDG-51s;

whether the Flight III DDG-51 would have sufficient air and missile capability to adequately perform future air and missile defense missions;

cost, schedule, and technical risk in the Flight III DDG-51 program;

whether the Flight III DDG-51 design would have sufficient growth margin for a projected 35- or 40-year service life;

whether the categorization of the Flight III DDG-51 program in the DOD acquisition process provides for a sufficient level of oversight for the program; and

schedule risk for recently procured Flight IIA DDG-51s.


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