Navy CG(X) Cruiser Design Options: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress

Abstract

The CG(X) cruiser is the Navy's planned replacement for its 22 existing Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis-equipped cruisers, which are projected to reach retirement age between 2021 and 2029. The CG-47s are multimission ships with an emphasis on air defense. The Navy wants the CG(X) to be a multimission ship with an emphasis on air defense and ballistic missile defense (BMD). The Navy's planned 313-ship fleet calls for a total of 19 CG(X)s. The Navy would like to use the design of its new DDG-1000 destroyer as the basis for its planned CG(X) cruiser. Ships based on other hull designs are possible. Nuclear propulsion is an option being studied for the CG(X).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470264

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Congress
  • Destroyers
  • Ford-Class
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Ships
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Procurement
  • Shipbuilding
  • Ships
  • Uss Arleigh Burke
  • Uss Gerald R. Ford
  • Uss Ticonderoga
  • Uss Zumwalt

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting