Can Navy Afford Next-Gen DDG-51 Destroyer, Packard Award Or Not?

It's not a Nobel Prize, but the Packard Award matters in the big-dollar world of defense procurement.

Last week, utterly overshadowed by elections, the Department of Defense awarded the Packard to the Navy's DDG-51 destroyer, the sleek grey mainstay of the fleet.

It's not a Nobel Prize, but the Packard Award matters in the big-dollar world of defense procurement. Last week, utterly overshadowed by elections, the Department of Defense awarded the Packard to the Navy's DDG-51 destroyer, the sleek grey mainstay of the fleet.

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