Navy wants to delay ADG system installation on DDG-51s until next generation

By Abby Shepherd / April 23, 2024 at 2:29 PM
The Navy wants to delay the addition of an advanced degaussing system on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and install it on the next generation of destroyers -- a move it says would provide the service flexibility to balance warfighting capabilities with the expense and schedule constraints of future destroyer procurement. The Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act required the Navy to incorporate the system -- which helps manage magnetic fields on ships -- in FY-25 and beyond for Flight III...

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