Navy DD(X), CG(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, CG(X) cruisers, and littoral combat ships (LCS), three new classes of surface combat vessels. Provides background information on Navy surface com...

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

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