DOD Acquisition Czar: Future Destroyer Plan Needs More Analysis

By Zachary M. Peterson / October 30, 2008 at 5:00 AM
The Navy has a "substantial amount" of additional analytical work to do before making a final decision on the future of its destroyer fleet, Pentagon acquisition czar John Young told reporters today. "I think there is a substantial amount of additional analytical work to be done on the right way ahead for future surface combatants," Young said in a roundtable interview with reporters at the Pentagon. "I believe the [Navy] enterprise should do something that is a little unusual --...

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