Case Study: DDG 1000

In 1998, the DD(X) Gold Team, composed of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Raytheon and Boeing, began competing for a $2.9-billion contract to design the next generation of U.S. Navy warships. This project began during the Clinton administration as DD 21, a single-ship design, and expanded into DD(X), a complete family of ships, when George W. Bush became president. The significance of DD(X) is that it was to be the first major new defense contract awarded since 1972, not to mention one of the largest defense contracts ever awarded – ultimately a $60-billion project over a 30-year lifespan. [Read More]