Inflation in the Costs of Building Aircraft Carriers

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) submitted to the Congress the Navys 2016 shipbuilding plan for fiscal years 2016 to 2045 in April 2015.1 As detailed in that plan, the Navy intends to purchase six CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carriers over the 20162045 period. Construction of the lead ship, the Gerald R. Ford, is nearly finished. The next carrier in the class will be the John F. Kennedy (CVN-79). Funding for that ship began in 2007, the Congress officially authorized its construction in 2013, and appropriations for it are expected to be complete by 2018.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1013584

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Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Cvn-79 Uss John F. Kennedy
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Ford-Class
  • Law
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Shipbuilding
  • Ships
  • Shipyards
  • Uss Gerald R. Ford

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  • Military History
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting