Poor planning, myriad changes have marred the Congress-mandated effort to refit Ticonderoga cruisers for five more years of life.

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US Navy ‘wasted’ $1.8 billion on cruiser modernization program: Report

The U.S. Navy ended up wasting nearly $2 billion on four aging cruisers because of poor planning, lax oversight and an unwillingness to hold private-...

The Maritime Executive

GAO: U.S. Navy Wasted $2B on Failed Cruiser Modernization Effort

The report found that the Navy’s cruiser rehab program has had “weak oversight” and been “plagued with ... delays, wasted costs and poor-quality work.”

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‘Navy wasted $1.84 billion’: GAO slams cruiser-rehab effort

Key Points: The U.S. Navy wasted $1.84 billion attempting to modernize aging Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers, according to a scathing Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. -Despite $3.7 billion spent on the project, only three of seven ships will complete modernization, failing to meet the goal of extending service life by five years. -The program suffered from […] The post $2,000,000,000 Wasted: The Navy’s Ticonderoga-class G…

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$2,000,000,000 Wasted: The Navy’s Ticonderoga-class Guided-Missile Cruiser Nightmare

The program which began in 2015, was meant to extend the service life of 11 cruisers by five years and upgrade their combat capabilities.

Marine Insight

Cost Overruns & Poor Planning Topple U.S. Navy’s Cruiser Modernisation Program: Reports

This week the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a groundbreaking report on the lessons and failures of the Cruiser Modernization program, building on the statements of U.S. Navy officials throughout the program’s history.  The Cruiser Modernization program was initiated as a result of the Navy’s intent to begin decommissioning the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser fleet. The retirement of the first seven Ticon…

Naval News

How The U.S. Navy's Cruiser Modernization Failed

The US Government Accountability Office has reported on the failings of the US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruiser modernisation programme.The post US Navy “wasted” billions on Ticonderoga cruiser LIFEX: GAO appeared first on Naval Technology.

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US Navy “wasted” billions on Ticonderoga cruiser LIFEX: GAO

The U.S. Navy’s ambitious modernization program for its Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers has largely failed to meet its objectives, resulting in billions in wasted taxpayer dollars, according to a new Government...

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GAO Report Reveals Massive Waste in Navy's $3.7B Cruiser Modernization Program

The Navy's mismanagement of an effort to modernize seven Ticonderoga-class cruisers has "wasted" nearly $2 billion and failed to deliver the intended service life extensions for most of the ships, according to a new report from government auditors that provides six recommendations to avoid similar pitfalls in future surface ship modernization plans. Cruiser modernization has been plagued by delays, wasted costs, and poor-quality work, the Govern…

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Navy mismanaged contractors and 'wasted' nearly $2 billion in botched cruiser modernization plan, GAO finds

The Navy’s effort to modernize 11 Ticonderoga-class cruisers ended up wasting $1.84 billion on ships never finished with other cost and schedule delays that only led to three ships having […]

‘Navy wasted $1.84 billion’: GAO slams cruiser-rehab effort

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