Leaders struggle to sell shipbuilding plans

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Leaders struggle to sell shipbuilding plans

Unconvinced the Navy needs advanced DDG 1000 destroyers, Congress may force the service to buy more DDG 51-class ships like the Kidd, seen during its commissioning ceremony last year in Galveston, Texas.

Leaders struggle to sell shipbuilding plans
By Christopher P. Cavas - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Jun 3, 2008 7:31:08 EDT

Five times this winter, Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, had the opportunity to tell Congress why the Navy wants another $3 billion DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer.

Five times, congressional supporters grooved their questions to the CNO.

Five times, the CNO had little to say.

“Would you explain where the DDG 1000 fits into the future of the surface Navy, and do you believe that this is the right ship?” asked Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, on March 5.

“What the DDG 1000 brings to our Navy,” Roughead replied, “is an introduction of new technologies that will be very important to how we go forward.”

Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/06/defense_shipcred_060208/

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