HII: If Navy Delays Decision On CVN-73 Refueling, Ship Will Come In 'A Year Late'

By Lara Seligman / April 8, 2014 at 6:32 PM

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The Navy's plan to delay a decision on the fate of the George Washington aircraft carrier will add a year of lag time to the ship's refueling and complex overhaul if the Pentagon ultimately opts to keep the ship in the fleet, according to Huntington Ingalls Industries officials. While the Navy maintains that it has room, and time, to make a final decision on the restoration of the George Washington in its fiscal year 2016 budget, HII officials on April...

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HII: If Navy Delays Decision On CVN-73 Refueling, Ship Will Come In 'A Year Late'

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