The Navy today awarded the DD-21 alliance a $124 million contract to continue design work on the service's 21st-century warship. The award is a modification of the alliance's existing DD-21 phase II contract. The announcement comes two days after the DD-21 was deemed not "transformational" for the Navy by a panel that was tasked by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to examine the concepts and platforms that will transform the U.S. military to meet 21st century challenges. Retired Air Force Gen...
