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unhappycamper

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Thu May-13-10 06:08 AM
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Here's another $11.5 billion dollar weapons system in the making

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Northrop gets $187M design contract for Ford
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday May 12, 2010 20:09:33 EDT

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $186.6 million contract modification to continue engineering and design for the nuclear powered aircraft carrier Gerald Ford.

The official kickoff ceremony for construction of the $7 billion Gerald Ford was held in November.

Northrop’s shipbuilding unit is the prime contractor on the project.

The carrier, scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 2015, will be the first in the Ford-class series in honor of the 38th president’s service in the Navy.

The latest contract modification funds additional design, planning and system integration activities, and analysis.

unhappycamper comment: I'm sure we could have found a better use for these tax dollars.

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