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Cooley Hurd

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3. The USS Gerald R Ford is lead ship of her class and a new technology warship...

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sat Sep 14, 2013, 07:03 AM

Sep 2013

...so with development costs, her $40B price tag is to be expected. That said, do we REALLY need that many aircraft carriers? There are 10 operational with one (the USS Warren Commission Lackey) to be commissioned in 2016.

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Navy to delay $4 billion contract for next carrier [View all] unhappycamper Sep 2013 OP

Yeah, we need these because... Atman Sep 2013 #1

nope FBaggins Sep 2013 #4

There's no way that it's $40B FBaggins Sep 2013 #2

The USS Gerald R Ford is lead ship of her class and a new technology warship... Cooley Hurd Sep 2013 #3