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Navy Likely To Change CG(X)’s Procurement Schedule, Official Says

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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday acknowledged a pending change in schedule for its next-generation cruiser, as service officials continue to scour the CG(X) analysis of alternatives (AoA), the head of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) said. Currently, the Navy's 30-year ship building plan calls for CG(X) procurement to begin in 2011. However, yesterday at the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) conference in Arlington, Va., Vice Adm. Paul Sullivan told attendees that the schedule is going to change. "We…

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