By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon's acquisition chief has questioned the accuracy of a Navy letter stating the life-cycle costs of the new DDG-1000 destroyer and older DDG-51 destroyer are similar while the procurement cost of a DDG-51 is "significantly less." The May 7 letter is seen on Capitol Hill as bolstering the stance of lawmakers who want to re-start production of the DDG-51s and stop the Navy's plans to continue purchasing the nascent DDG-1000s. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary…
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