"In January 2009, USD (AT&L) issued a memorandum stating that the Navy’s plan to buy additional DDG 51 Flight IIA ships would be followed
by a procurement of either DDG 1000-or DDG 51-based destroyers that could carry the SPY-6 radar. To fulfill this demand, the Navy conducted a
limited study in 2009, referred to as the Radar/Hull Study, which examined existing DDG 51 and DDG 1000 designs with several different
radar concepts to determine which pairing would best address the integrated air and missile defense needs atlower cost than the planned
CG(X). Following the Radar/Hull Study, the Navy validated the need for a larger, newly designed surface combatant with a very large radar to
counter the most stressing threats. However, based on the analysis of the Radar/Hull Study, the Navy decided to pursue a new DDG 51
configuration instead—now referred to as DDG 51 Flight III—that would include a new advanced, but smaller, radar and an upgraded Aegis
combat system.The Navy also cancelled the CG(X) program.
We found in 2012 that the Navy’s decision to pursue new DDG 51 destroyers equipped with a new air and missile defense radar represented a substantial
commitment that was made without a solid analysis and that the planned oversight and visibility into the program was insufficient given the level of investment and potential risks."
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