HII, Navy advocate for carrier block buy before Enterprise keel laying

By Audrey Decker / August 29, 2022 at 12:52 PM
NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- As HII continues building the Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-80), the Navy and its industry partner are detailing the benefits of a block buy for the program. A two-ship buy for the next Ford-class carriers -- CVN-82 and CVN-83 -- would help “stabilize the entire class,” according to Capt. Brian Metcalf, program manager of the Navy’s Ford - class. In late 2018, the Navy decided to purchase Enterprise and Doris Miller (CVN-81) in a dual-buy format,...

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