Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

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Abstract:

The Navy has begun a program modernize its 84 existing Aegis cruisers and destroyers over a period of more than 20 years. The programs estimated total cost is about 16.6 billion in constant FY2010 dollars. The Navys proposed FY2010 budget requests 674.8 million in funding Aegis ship modernization. The modernizations are intended to ensure that the ships can be operated cost-effectively throughout their entire 35-year intended service lives. The program poses several potential oversight issues for Congress, including the issue of which shipyards should perform the work, and how the modernization program fits into the Navys larger plans for the future of its surface combatant force.

Author(s):
O'rourke, Ronald
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Supplementary Note:
CRS Report for Congress.
Pagination:
0012

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CRS/DC-7-5700, CRS/DC-RS22595
Monitor Series:
CRS/DC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.3.1_Depot Maintenance; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*DESTROYERS, *CRUISERS, *NAVY, *MILITARY MODERNIZATION, SHIPYARDS, MILITARY BUDGETS, LIFE EXPECTANCY(SERVICE LIFE), COST EFFECTIVENESS, CONGRESS, COSTS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Economics and Cost Analysis, Marine Engineering
Keyword(s):
AEGIS CLASS CRUISERS, AEGIS CLASS DESTROYERS, DDG 51 VESSEL, CG 47 VESSEL
Report Date:
2009 Jul 22
Creation Date:
2009 Sep 09