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Maine Reps Oppose Reported DDG-51 Cut

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021

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Maine Reps Oppose Reported DDG-51 Cut

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday tours General Dynamics Bath Iron Works with Sens. Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) on May 10. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Cmdr. Nate Christensen/Released)

Maine’s congressional delegation wrote to President Biden in opposition of reports the forthcoming fiscal year 2022 budget request will recommend procuring only one new destroyer instead of the expected two or three. “We were surprised and dismayed by recent media reports suggesting that the Department of Defense is only expected to request a single DDG-51 Flight III destroyer in the administration’s budget for FY 2022. This would be a reduction from the two DDG-51’s previously projected for FY 2022 and…

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