Carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) at Newport News Shipbuilding on Nov. 12, 2021. USNI News Photo
Business Insider: US Navy pulls parts off an under-construction aircraft carrier to get USS Gerald R. Ford ready to deploy
* The US Navy is pulling parts off a carrier it is still building to get another one ready to deploy.
* The sea service is cannibalizing USS John F. Kennedy for parts to use on USS Gerald R. Ford, USNI News reports.
* The Ford is expected to be ready for operational use sometime next year.
The US Navy is pulling parts off a new aircraft carrier that is still under construction to get the first ship of the service's new class of carriers ready for deployment, USNI News reported Monday evening.
Shipyard workers are stripping parts from USS John F. Kennedy, the second Ford-class carrier being built at by Huntington Ingalls Industries at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, to use on USS Gerald R. Ford.
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Update: USS Gerald R. Ford Needs Parts from Carrier Kennedy for Repairs; Navy Says ‘Cannibalization’ Won’t Delay JFK Schedule (USNI News)
WNU Editor: You just cannot make this stuff up!
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I know of a mathematics graduate Michigan, whose was hired by the Navy to calculate spare parts required to minimize cost and maximize up time. That goes back 4 decades. Really bureaucracy of that is due to World War II. The bureaucracy has worked well for a long time. My conclusion is this say more about funding than about the bureaucracy, ship builder and contractors not knowing what they are doing.
The Navy is trying to economize, but everything they cut the Democrats spend on illegals and then some.
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The Navy should economize where possible. It is possible IMO that libraries could be cut in the age of the internet. The libraries are important and it is part of MWR, but it is not absolutely necessary. The debt needs to be paid down. The problem is the policies and budget priorities of Democrats.
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