The Navy currently plans to acquire at least 33 Arleigh Burke (DDG-51 class) guided missile destroyers at a total cost of about $27 billion. The ships will replace retiring battleforce destroyers and will be equipped with the AEGIS combat system Originally, the Department of Defense (DOD) estimated the total cost of the lead ship at about $1.25 billion in 1985 dollars after design, construction, and outfitting with the AEG1S combat system. The lead ship's complex design incorporates features to increase its ability to survive during battle. For example, it will have a seakeeping hull, which increases stability by reducing vertical motion; all-steel construction and extensive armor around vital spaces; and a collective protection system to protect the crew from contaminated air. Because of the program's importance to the Navy mission and its significant costs, GAO assessed the status of the program. (MM).
Navy Shipbuilding: Cost and Schedule Problems on the DDG-51 AEGIS Destroyer Program
1990
61 pages
Report
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English
Marine Engineering , Management Practice , Business & Economics , Shipbuilding , Destroyers , Guided missiles , Contract administration , Computer aided design , Survivability , Naval vessels , Cost estimates , Construction , Scheduling , Design criteria , Seakeeping , Ship hulls , Guided missile ships , Seaworthiness , Ddg-51 vessel , Aegis missiles