Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense contracts.

Aircraft carriers.

Armored vessels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (29 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Provides brief background on current Navy aircraft carrier force, industrial base, and aircraft carrier acquisition programs. Addresses potential issues for Congress regarding the Navy CVN-78, CVN-79, and CVN-80 aircraft carrier programs; and covers FY2012 legislative activity. Includes appendix presenting oversight issues related to shift to five-year intervals, Navy report on effects of shifting to five-year intervals, and projected force-level implications of shifting to six- or seven-year procurement intervals.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program

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