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Article: DDG-1000 Hull Can't Support Most Capable Radar Planned For CG(X), Pentagon Official Says.
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- Defense Daily
- Article date:
- July 11, 2008
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By Geoff Fein
While there is agreement among industry and Navy officials that the most prudent path forward for CG(X) is a mod repeat of the DDG-1000 hull, a question has surfaced as to whether the tumblehome hull form could support the most capable radar being discussed for the next-generation cruiser.
In a July 2 letter to Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), John Young, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, acknowledges the DDG-1000 hull form could not support certain radars being considered for CG(X).
"I agree that the Navy's preliminary design analysis for the next generation cruiser indicates that, for the most capable radar suites under ...