By Emelie Rutherford While the Navy's new destroyer-building proposal to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) calls for building eight more DDG-51s starting in fiscal year 2010, service officials told lawmakers last week they also would like funding for an addition DDG-51 in FY '09. The chances of lawmakers authorizing and appropriating those funds for a ninth new DDG-51, however, appear slim, considering the FY '09 defense authorization and appropriations approval processes are underway in Congress. In addition,…
Navy Tells Congress It Wants A DDG-51 In FY ’09, Though No Formal Request Made
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