The Navy should not abandon the DDG-1000 next-generation destroyer program in favor of buying additional DDG-51 destroyers, despite congressional pressure and rising costs, Pentagon acquisition czar John Young told reporters this afternoon. During debate on the service's fiscal year 2009 budget, House and Senate lawmakers have discussed the costs of the new DDG-1000 -- pegged at $2.6 billion a piece -- and weighed that against continuing to build several Arleigh Burke- class ships. The annual operating costs for the DDG-1000...
