Navy Aircraft Carriers: Cost Effectiveness of Conventionally and Nuclear-Powered Carriers.

Abstract

The Defense Appropriations Act of 1994 Conference Report directed GAO to study the cost-effectiveness of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The aircraft carrier forms the building block of the Navy's forward deployed peacetime presence, crisis response, and war-fighting forces. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) is the most expensive weapon system in the Nation's arsenal. Pursuant to the Conference Report, GAO (1) compared the relative effectiveness of conventionally powered and nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in meeting national security requirements, (2) estimated the total life-cycle costs of conventionally powered and nuclear-powered carriers, and (3) identified implications of an all nuclear carrier force on overseas homeporting in Japan and overseas presence in the Pacific region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA354003

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Boats
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Flight Decks
  • Military Science
  • Naval Aviation
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Ships

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  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting