As Navy touts $14.9B dual carrier buy contract, DOT&E report calls out 'unrealistic assumptions' about CVN-78

By Justin Katz / February 1, 2019 at 2:38 PM
The Navy's $14.9 billion announcement of a highly anticipated contract to build the third and fourth Gerald Ford-class aircraft carriers coincided on the same day as the Pentagon's top weapons tester published an annual report stating the Navy has "unrealistic assumptions" about the lead ship in the class. The detail design and construction contract for the Enterprise (CVN-80) and the unnamed CVN-81 have been in discussion between the Navy and lawmakers for several years. By using a dual-buy format, the...

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