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Navy/USMC

Third Ford-class Aircraft Carrier Nears Contract Award

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, April 16th, 2015

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Third Ford-class Aircraft Carrier Nears Contract Award

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] expects to receive a U.S. Navy contract late this year to begin buying materials for the third Ford-class aircraft carrier, Enterprise (CVN-80), according to a company official.The contract will pay for long-lead-time items, said Matthew Mulherin, president of HII division Newport News Shipbuilding. The Navy’s fiscal year 2016 budget request, now pending in Congress, contains $875 million for CVN-80 advance procurement, including industry- and government-furnished equipment.Mulherin, who spoke at an April 14 media briefing at the…

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