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):

Aircraft carriers.

Armored vessels.

Defense contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

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:

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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

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Other Format:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0807

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