The CG(X) cruiser is the Navy's planned replacement for its 22 existing Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis-equipped cruisers, which are projected to reach retirement age between 2021 and 2029. The CG-47s are multimission ships with an emphasis on air defense. The Navy wants the CG(X) to be a multimission ship with an emphasis on air defense and ballistic missile defense (BMD). The Navy's planned 313-ship fleet calls for a total of 19 CG(X)s. The Navy would like to use the design of its new DDG-1000 destroyer as the basis for its planned CG(X) cruiser. Ships based on other hull designs are possible. Nuclear propulsion is an option being studied for the CG(X).
Navy CG(X) Cruiser Design Options: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress
2007
7 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine Engineering , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Antimissile Defense Systems , Naval planning , Planning programming budgeting , Cruisers , Cost analysis , Ballistic missile intercept systems , Ship hulls , Naval architecture , Shipbuilding , Design options , Arleigh Burke Class Aegis Destroyer