Waste Not, Want Not

Another Jane's blurb below.

Failed to ask why this wasn't done before the ship was launched.
(Hint: Because Israel, Turkey and Egypt suck the $$$ out of the U.S. Navy.)

In-harbour defences for DDG-51s

- 16-30 April 2001

The US Navy is planning to retrofit the General Dynamics Mk 46 Mod 1,
30mm weapons station to its Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers.
The attack on the USS Cole has increased the emphasis on
upgrading ship self-defence capability to close-in terrorist attacks.
While no decision on the retrofit programme has been made,
the USN is reportedly in favour of the retrofit and
is trying to insert funding into current budgeting.

Mid-East | U.S.S. Cole