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Navy/USMC

Navy Reconsidering CVN-79 Two-Phase Carrier Delivery

Thursday, October 31st, 2019

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Navy Reconsidering CVN-79 Two-Phase Carrier Delivery

The upper bow unit superlift is lowered into the dry dock on July 10 and placed on the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) in 2019. (Photo: Ashley Cowan/HII)

The Navy’s top acquisition official is considering if the second Ford-class aircraft carrier should change from a dual to single-phase delivery to reduce risk going forward. “I’m personally looking at whether we should go to a single-phase delivery vs. a dual-phase delivery…we may look at that based on our learning curve,” Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James Geurts said Monday at a press event. He explained the service is trying to balance between getting systems…

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