Senators Skeptical Of DDG(X) And Unmanned Vessel Development Speed

摘要

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft fiscal year 2022 defense spending bill expressedskepticism for the speed the Navy is moving to develop a next-generation guided-missiledestroyer (DDG(X)) and funding for unmanned vessel programs that is moving too quickly.The Navy requested almost $80 million for preliminary design of the DDG(X) to help allow it toaward the detail design and construction contract by fiscal year 2026. The committee’s billreport said this is almost $71 million more than requested in this account in FY ‘21.