Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, and CVN-81 are the first four ships in the Navys new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). CVN-78 was fully funded in prior fiscal years. The Navys proposed FY2016 budget requests procurement for CVN-79 and advance procurement (AP) funding for CVN-80.CVN-78 was procured in FY2008. The Navys proposed FY2017 budget estimates the ships procurement cost at $12,887.0 million (i.e., about $12.9 billion) in then-year dollars. The ship received advance procurement funding in FY2001-FY2007 and was fully funded in FY2008-FY2011 using congressionally authorized four-year incremental funding. To help cover cost growth on the ship, the ship received an additional $1,374.9 million in FY2014-FY2016 in FY2015 in so-called cost-to-complete procurement funding. The Navys proposed FY2017 budget does not request any additional funding for the ship. The ship is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in late August or early September 2016.CVN-79 was procured in FY2013. The Navys proposed FY2017 budget estimates the ships procurement cost at $11,398.0 million (i.e., about $11.4 billion) in then-year dollars. The ship received advance procurement funding in FY2007-FY2012, and the Navy plans to fully fund the ship in FY2013-FY2018 using congressionally authorized six-year incremental funding. The Navys proposed FY2017 budget requests $1,291.8 million in procurement funding for the ship. The ship is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in June 2022.CVN-80 is scheduled to be procured in FY2018. The Navys proposed FY2017 budget estimates the ships procurement cost at $12,900.0 million (i.e., $12.9 billion) in then-year dollars. The Navy wants to use AP funding for the ship FY2016 and FY2017, and then fully fund the ship in FY2018-FY2023 using congressionally authorized six-year incremental funding. The Navys proposed FY2017 budget requests $1,370.8 million in AP funding for the ship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 2016
Accession Number
AD1005380

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion
  • Business Administration
  • Catapult-Assisted Takeoff Systems
  • Contracts
  • Cost Reductions
  • Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems
  • Engineers
  • Flight Decks
  • Ford-Class
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nimitz-Class
  • Test And Evaluation

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