The U.S. Navy is trying to dodge its responsibility to conduct a critical test of its new, $13-billion aircraft carrier. Language included in the a subcommittee mark for the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that would strip the requirement for the Navy to complete explosives testing on USS Gerald R. Ford, CVN-78.
The Straus Military Reform Project and the Project on Government Oversight sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House Armed Services Committees urging members to strike the language.
The provision would permit the Navy to delay shock trials until the second ship in the class is ready for testing in several years. Waiving this requirement for Ford would endanger the lives of the 4,300 sailors of the ship’s complement and risk massive cost overruns in the years ahead as the Navy continues building an untested design.
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