This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) aircraft carrier program. The Navys proposed FY2021 budget requested $2,714.2 million (i.e., about $2.7 billion) inprocurement funding for the program. Congresss decisions on the CVN-78 program could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base.
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress
2021
46 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aerial warfare , Aircraft carriers , Aircrafts , Boats , Congress , Cooperative engagement capability , Cvn-79 uss john f. kennedy , Department of defense , Electromagnetic aircraft launch systems , Flight decks , Ford-class , Naval operations , Navy , Nimitz-class , Test and evaluation , United states , Uss gerald r. ford