Navy DD(X) and LCS Ship Acquisition Programs : Oversight Issues and Options for Congress

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Discusses Navy program to procure DD(X) destroyers and littoral combat ships (LCS), two new classes of surface combat vessels. Examines oversight issues and options for Congress related to the DD(X...

Discusses Navy program to procure DD(X) destroyers and littoral combat ships (LCS), two new classes of surface combat vessels. Examines oversight issues and options for Congress related to the DD(X) and LCS procurement programs, provides background information on Navy surface combatants, and presents recent legislative activity on the two programs. Includes tables.

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