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Navy Leaders Defend Ford-Class Carrier Program
Apr 30, 2013
Military.com| by Kris Osborn
http://images.military.com/media/new...x400-ts300.jpg Senior Navy officials are responding to critics of the service’s planned Ford-class of aircraft carriers claiming that substantial technological leaps, manpower reducing efficiencies, and a long-term strategic need for the carriers outweigh cost overruns and delays.
Scheduled to enter the water this fall and begin service in 2016, the USS Ford is engineered with a suite of improved technologies compared to its predecessor, the Nimitz-class carriers. Some of these improvements include a larger flight-deck, dual-band radar, upgraded nuclear power plants, increased automation and an electro-magnetic propulsion system, said Rear Adm. William Moran, deputy director for the Navy’s Air Warfare Division.
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GAO Report Savages Navy's New Aircraft Carrier
Sep 06, 2013
Stars and Stripes| by Erik Slavin
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