Navy’s $13 Billion Carrier Needs Another $197 Million in Fixes
- Congressional cost cap exceeded for second time since 2018
- Money needed to complete elevator fixes and for added labor
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The Navy’s most expensive vessel is getting even costlier, as the service says it needs to add as much as $197 million more to correct deficiencies with the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier.
That includes completing the installation and certification of 11 elevators to lift munitions and other equipment from below decks that were supposed to be ready more than two years ago.