SeaPwer: HASC Seapower Chairman’s Mark Pushes Two-CVN Buy, Study of Nimitz Extension
WASHINGTON — The markup of the National Defense Authorization bill by the chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee advocates a two-carrier buy to save Navy funds and a study of another life extension of the USS Nimitz to enable the fleet to maintain a force level of 12 aircraft carriers.”
“The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 program year, for the procurement of one Ford-class aircraft carrier to be designated CVN–81,” the markup said. “The aircraft carrier authorized to be procured may be procured as an addition to the contract covering the Ford-class aircraft carrier designated CVN–80 that is authorized to be constructed under Section 121 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007. … The Secretary of the Navy may use incremental funding to make payments under the contract.”
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Update: Navy Could Extend The Life Of USS Nimitz Past 50 Years To Maintain 12 Carrier Fleet (Warzone/The Drive)
WNU Editor: It all comes down to money, and is it worth it. It is also (probably) a better option than this one .... US Navy Looking At Bringing Retired Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Out Of Mothballs (Warzone/The Drive).
