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Dan Grazier, National Interest: Did America Make a Big Mistake Building the New Ford-Class Carrier?
Lot of problems.
Key point: The Ford-class makes a lot of promises but is very expensive and has had several issues.
Pres. Donald Trump used the Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, as a backdrop to unveil his vision for the next defense budget in March 2017.
The moment was meant to symbolize his commitment to rebuilding the military, but it also positioned the president in front of a monument to the Navy’s and defense industry’s ability to justify spending billions in taxypayer dollars on unproven technologies that often deliver worse performance at a higher cost.
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WNU Editor: I am sure that with time and money the problems that are now besetting the new Ford-class carrier will be ironed out and solved. But it has been a time consuming and expensive education.
