Navy: Despite Cost Overruns Ford Carriers are Built for Affordability
The head of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier program offered a mea culpa for cost overruns on the service’s new…
Ford to be Christened on Nov. 9
The Navy’s next generation carrier will be christened in a ceremony on Nov. 9, 2013 at Newport News Shipbuilding in…
Report: Construction Contract for Second Ford Carrier Could be Delayed a Year
The Navy is delaying awarding a $4 billion contract to start the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear carrier (CVN-78) for…
Document: Government Accountability Office Report on the Ford Class Carrier
From the Sept. 5, 2013 GAO report: What GAO Found: The Navy faces technical, design, and construction challenges to completing…
HII CEO Mike Petters Talks Business
Mike Petters has been the chief executive officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries since the shipbuilder was spun off from Northrop…