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Navy/USMC

DoD ‘Closely Examining’ Whether Navy Should Buy 10th Destroyer, Hagel Says

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

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DoD ‘Closely Examining’ Whether Navy Should Buy 10th Destroyer, Hagel Says

The Pentagon is taking a hard look at whether the Navy should buy a 10th Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyer under a multi-year procurement given the impact sequestration is having on the shipbuilding budget, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday. “We are currently closely examining whether a commitment to that 10th ship should be made,” Hagel told the Senate’s defense appropriations subcommittee. The USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) during acceptance trials last year. Photo by General Dynamics. The Navy has said that because…

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