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Lawmakers Push Two-Carrier Procurement

Thursday, December 21st, 2017

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Lawmakers Push Two-Carrier Procurement

The future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on April 14, 2017, after returning from builder's sea trials. (Photo by U.S. Navy)

Over 100 members of Congress, led by the leadership of the House Armed Service Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, pushed Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Wednesday to request a dual aircraft carrier procurement for the next two aircraft carriers.In explaining the members’ interest in dual procurement for the next two Gerald R. Ford-class carriers in the next fiscal year budget request, the letter noted the Department of the Navy and industry have studied the feasibility of joint procurement…

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