By Geoff Fein Additional analysis needs to be done before the Navy makes a decision on whether to move away from DDG-1000 and restart the DDG-51 production line, according to a top Pentagon official. "I think there's [a] substantial amount of additional analytical work to be done," John Young, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, told reporters during a briefing yesterday. "We certainly have a requirement for future surface combatants," he said. Young has been at odds with Navy officials as the…
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