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CVN-77 Delivery Moved To December, Newport News On Track For January Commissioning

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Monday, August 4th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--Delivery of CVN-77, the George H.W. Bush, will be approximately one month late, but Northrop Grumman [NOC] will have the ship ready for the January commissioning, according to a company official. The last of the Nimitz-class carriers is in the final throws of construction at Northrop Grumman's Newport News (NGNN) shipyard. Navy personnel will begin this month to ready the galleys and begin testing systems. "We are simultaneously building the ship and qualifying components," Scott…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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