GAO says switching to conventional carriers would save money
Switching from nuclear to conventional carriers would keep Newport News Shipbuilding's employment levels steady while meeting the Bottom-Up Review's 12-carrier force goal, but would be 25% cheaper than the plan now outlined in the BUR and the Navy's Recapitalization Plan, the General Accounting...
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