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

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By Ronald Oäó»Rourke (au)
Year: 2012
Pages: 56
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-2856-0

Product Code: 1457828561

Description

This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navyäó»s Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. Decisions that Congress makes concerning these programs could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base. The DDG-51 is a multi-mission destroyer with an emphasis on air defense (which the Navy refers as anti-air warfare, or AAW) and blue-water (mid-ocean) operations. DDG-51s, like the Navyäó»s 22 Ticonderoga (CG-47) class cruisers, are equipped with the Aegis combat system, an integrated ship combat system named for the mythological shield that defended Zeus. The DDG-1000 is a multi-mission destroyer with an emphasis on naval surface fire support (NSFS) and operations in littoral (i.e., near-shore) waters. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.

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