The Pentagon appears to have breathed new life into the Navy's DD(X) destroyer program by granting approval for a major milestone. In an acquisition decision memorandum signed this morning, Pentagon acquisition executive Kenneth Krieg approved milestone B for the program, authorizing the start of the ship's system development and demonstration phase. A Navy spokesman said Krieg has also blessed the Navy's dual-lead-ship acquisition strategy for the program. The Defense Acquisition Board previously deferred a decision on the DD(X) milestone at...
