Seeking Savings, US Navy Issues RFP for Two-Carrier Contract Citat:The Navy released a CVN 80/81 two-ship buy Request for Proposal (RFP) to Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) March 19 to further define the cost savings achievable with a two-ship buy.
With lethality and affordability a top priority, the Navy has been working with HII-NNS over the last several months to estimate the total savings associated with procuring CVN 80 and CVN 81 as a two-ship buy.
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Носач авиона "Џералд Форд" је практично беспомоћан и неисправни и покварени лифтови за дотур оружја би у хитним случајевима паралисали како носач авиона, тако и борбене авионе и целу посаду, извештава Блумберг.
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