CVN-21 is the Navy s next planned aircraft carrier. Congress has been providing advance procurement funding for the ship since FY2001. The Navy s FY2006 budget submission requests $565 million in FY2006 advance procurement funding for the ship and defers its procurement by one year, to FY2008. The Navy estimates that CVN-21 would cost about $3.2 billion to develop and about $10.5 billion to procure, for a total estimated acquisition cost of about $13.7 billion. This report will be updated as events warrant.
Navy CVN-21 Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress
2005
7 pages
Report
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English