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Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress

The Navy's proposed FY2009 budget requested $2,712 million in procurement funding for CVN-78, the first ship in the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of aircraft carriers, which was earlier known as the CVN-21 class. Although CVN-78 was procured in FY2008, the Navy's budget includes procurement funding for the ship in FY2009, FY2010, and FY2011. The Navy's proposed FY2008 budget also requested $1,214 million in advance procurement funding for CVN-79, the second ship in the class, which the Navy wants to procure in FY2012. The Navy's estimated procurement costs for CVN-78 and CVN-79 are about $10.5 billion and $9.2 billion, respectively.
Date: October 3, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships: Background for Congress (open access)

DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships: Background for Congress

The Department of Defense (DOD) in recent years has leased some foreign-built cargo ships for total periods, including options and renewals, of almost 10 years - a length of time that some observers argue effectively circumvents a legal requirement that U.S. military ships be built in U.S. shipyards. These observers, particularly the American Shipbuilding Association (ASA), have proposed reducing the current five-year legal limit on ship leases to two years for foreign-built ships. DOD has opposed the idea, arguing that its ship leases are the most cost-effective way to meet its needs for the ships in question.
Date: October 3, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

The Navy wants to modernize 84 Aegis cruisers and destroyers over a period of more than 20 years at a total cost of billions of dollars. The modernizations are intended to ensure that the ships can be operated cost-effectively throughout their entire intended service lives. The program poses several potential issues for Congress.
Date: October 3, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 196, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 2008 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 196, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 2008

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 2008
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 80, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 2008 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 80, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 2008

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 2008
Creator: Cartwright, Brian
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History