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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Stealth Destroyer Might Stop Missiles, for Cheap

In July, the Navy cut short plans to buy seven DDG-1000 "stealth destroyers," opting to buy more older DDG-51s instead.

The move came as a surprise to Congress -- and even to some senior Pentagon officials. Even more surprising was the Navy's rationale.

The sea service said the $3-billion-apiece destroyers could not fully operate SM-2 air-defense missile and the SM-3 missile interceptor, this at a time when anti-ship missiles are a growing threat to warships.

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