
The Navy’s top acquisition official on Tuesday said he expects the Defense Department to make a final decision on whether the Navy will buy two Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers at once by the end of the calendar year and the savings will exceed $2.5 billion.Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN-RDA) James Geurts told the Senate Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee the Navy is still evaluating the benefits of the potential purchase. The FY 2019 NDAA…