Tuesday, August 9, 2016

US Navy's New AEGIS Destroyer Looks Very Impressive...But Is It Affordable?

The National Interest Mon, Aug 8 1:00 AM PDT 
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging the U.S. Navy to delay procurement of the service’s Flight III version of the long-serving Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyer. The new destroyer subclass will replace the original SPY-1 phased array radar with an advanced SPY-6 gallium nitride-based active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar—which will be many times more powerful. However, the new warship will require extensive redesign to accommodate the new radar and a host of other upgrades. “The Navy has not demonstrated sufficient acquisition and design knowledge regarding its Flight III procurement approach and opportunities exist to enhance oversight,” reads an Aug. 4 ...
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