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Friday, July 25, 2008

U.S. Navy seeks 8 DDG-51s to replace scrapped ship

The U.S. Navy on Thursday confirmed its plan to terminate a $29 billion next-generation DDG-1000 warship program after two ships, and said it would order eight older-model DDG-51 destroyers instead.

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who first disclosed the news this week, and 11 other senators on Thursday sent a letter asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to rescind the decision until a thorough analysis is conducted, and Congress has had time to study the plan.

On Wednesday, Collins said Navy officials told her they would order nine more DDG-51 destroyers.

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