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General Dynamics Destroyer Reviewed by U.S. for Cancellation – Bloomberg Business

Pentagon officials are weighing whether to cancel the last of three ships in General Dynamics Corp.’s $22 billion program to build new destroyers even though the vessel is already under construction.Canceling the USS Lyndon B. Johnson, a Zumwalt-class destroyer, is a topic that’s “to be reviewed in the next few weeks” by teams formed by…

Pentagon officials are weighing whether to cancel the last of three ships in General Dynamics Corp.’s $22 billion program to build new destroyers even though the vessel is already under construction.Canceling the USS Lyndon B. Johnson, a Zumwalt-class destroyer, is a topic that’s “to be reviewed in the next few weeks” by teams formed by the Pentagon’s independent cost-assessment office, according to a Defense Department briefing document dated Aug. 25. Two officials familiar with the issue confirmed that cancellation discussions are under way although no decision has been made.The Zumwalt-class destroyer is designed as a multimission land-attack vessel that will use electricity generated by gas turbines to power all of its systems, including weapons. The cancellation discussions, part of planning for the fiscal 2017 budget, are the latest twist for a program that’s been buffeted by delays, rising costs and changing plans.

Source: General Dynamics Destroyer Reviewed by U.S. for Cancellation – Bloomberg Business

DDG-1000 is a textbook example of the cost-spiral death of a defense program. Oddly, unlike some other programs, such as the LCS, where the technology has proven to be problematic, the testing and prototyping of DDG-1000 has been fairly successful. While some systems are simply going to be white elephants (such as the AGS), others, like integrated drive, will likely be used in future ship classes.

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  1. Bill

    So… Are we going to have anything but the Little Crappy Ships? (sorry, I know there’s other ships but .. Seriously)

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  2. Esli

    Cancle Lyndon B Johnson immediately. I have no opinion on the rest of the class, but that person, in my opinion, has done more for the demise of America than any other president. Yes, I mean ANY US president. LBJ’s policies opened the way for everything that we are experiencing now on a variety of social, political, economic and military fronts. While other presidents can compete with him, he enabled all of it. I thought USS Cesar Chavez was bad, LBJ is rediculous. Glad I am not a surface warfare officer.

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  3. Esli

    Of course I saw “cancle” just as I hit reply.

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  4. Pave Low John

    This does bring up a question. How soon before they name ships after Bill Clinton or Barak Obama? And what kind of ships would you stick their “illustrious” names on? In those two cases, I think LCS’s would be perfect choices for both of them. Combat vessels that aren’t ready for combat? Over-priced and under-gunned? Yep, perfect match.

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  5. LT Rusty

    Speaking of “cancle” … how much longer do you think it’ll be before USS HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON gets slipped into the budget?

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  6. Casey Tompkins

    I think USS William J Clinton would be an, ahhhh “appropriate” name for an assault ship. 🙂

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  7. Tarl

    Imagine the delicious irony of SAPR training aboard the USS Slick Willie…

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