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Congress

Senate Appropriators Press Austin On Request To Delay Procurement Of A Second New Navy Destroyer

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

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Senate Appropriators Press Austin On Request To Delay Procurement Of A Second New Navy Destroyer

The future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer conducting builders trials in February 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

A pair of Senate appropriators on Thursday pressed the defense secretary on the Pentagon’s decision to push back procurement of a second new Navy destroyer in the fiscal year 2022 budget request, citing concerns on impacts to the industrial base. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the decision to push the destroyer buy to fiscal year 2023 would likely cost the Pentagon a $300 million penalty, while citing the decision as a measure that could save the Navy more than two…

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