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House Panel Looks To End Ford Carrier Cost Cap

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

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House Panel Looks To End Ford Carrier Cost Cap

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 House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee is looking to repeal the cost cap imposed on the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, contending they have not actually constrained costs and have not proven helpful. “Our rationale behind that is they’ve done absolutely nothing to contain costs over the years, as you know CVN-78 had multiple cost overruns, we’ve raised the cost cap on that, I believe, three times throughout the life. All it has done is driven inefficiencies…

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