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Navy/USMC

Geurts Says Carrier Block Buy Analysis Coming Soon

Friday, April 13th, 2018

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Geurts Says Carrier Block Buy Analysis Coming Soon

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) underway on its own power for the first time during its builder's sea trials in April 2017. (Photo: U.S. Navy).

The Navy’s chief acquisition official told Congress last Thursday it plans to have an analysis of how much a block buy of the Ford-class carriers CVN-80 and 81 will cost within one to one and a half months.James ‘Hondo’ Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN-RDA) confirmed to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower that the service has released a formal request for quotes to Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on how much a block…

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