$120,000,000,000 for the Navy's Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier: A Bargain?

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy is transitioning from the Nimitz-class carriers to the advanced Ford-class, with each vessel costing $13 billion, totaling $120 billion for the program.

-The high costs are justified by the incorporation of novel technologies aimed at improving the Sortie Generation Rate (SGR), enabling the Ford to launch more sorties per day than its predecessors.

-Additionally, the Ford-class carriers are designed with automated systems, reducing the required crew size by 20%...