Tech issues could drive up new carrier cost, GAO says
Technology delays threaten to drive up the construction costs of the U.S. Navy's new carrier, the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Three systems in particular - the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), the dual-band radar and the...
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