The Navy should officially end the DDG-1000 program, build a new frigate based on the Coast Guard's National Security Cutter and restructure the Littoral Combat Ship program to include more commonality between the two different designs, Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS), the chairman of the House Armed Services seapower subcommittee, said today. "Lacking the expectation of increased funding available for ship procurement, it is more important than ever to set the Navy on an affordable strategy for ship procurement," Taylor said...
