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Pete Aldridge News

01 Nov 2001

Navy Announces DD(X) Program

The Navy announced today that it will issue a revised Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Future Surface Combatant Program. Formerly known as DD 21, the program will now be called DD(X) to more accurately reflect the program purpose, which is to produce a family of advanced technology surface combatants, not a single ship class. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz approved the revised program focus and reaffirmed the Department's support for the Future Surface Combatant Program. "President Bush has made transformation of the Department of Defense a high priority. Through DD(X), the Navy has charted a course to transformation that will provide capability across the full spectrum of naval warfare. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics E.

10 May 2002

DoD Certifies LPD-17 Program

The LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Ship program is one of six acquisition projects the Defense Department recently certified to Congress under the Nunn-McCurdy Law. The certification allows the programs to move forward, said Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Pete Aldridge, during a press roundtable May 2. The LPD-17, a program of Naval Sea Systems Command's Program Executive Office for Expeditionary Warfare, is a new class of amphibious transport dock ship incorporating advanced performance and warfighting technologies that will enhance the amphibious fleet's operational flexibility. There are four ships under contract leading to a 12-ship buy. "Ninety-five percent of the design has been completed," Aldridge said.

16 Aug 2001

Newport News Takeover Far From Being Finalized

The U.S. Defense Department wants more data from rivals for the $2.1 billion takeover of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. and may still be weeks or months away from recommending which offer if either to allow, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday. General Dynamics Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. said last week that they had agreed with the departments of defense and justice to delay any effort to close their competing bids until at least August 20. Under U.S. anti-trust law, the Justice Department has 10 business days to reach a final decision on a proposed all-cash acquisition after the would-be acquirer turns over all merger-related information sought by regulators.