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The Navy's plan to modernize the nation's four public nuclear shipyards will cost more than $200 billion and take 50 years to complete, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. A Navy official said the number is not out of the norm for a long deployment. The Navy appears to be standing by its choice of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System over legacy steam catapults for Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, despite President Trump's criticism of the cutting-edge system.
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The Navy's plan to modernize the nation's four public nuclear shipyards will cost more than $200 billion and take 50 years to complete, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
A Navy official said the number is not out of the norm for a long deployment.
The Navy appears to be standing by its choice of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System over legacy steam catapults for Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, despite President Trump's criticism of the cutting-edge system.