Navy busts Congress' $12.9 billion cap on costliest US aircraft carrier

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The Navy's costliest vessel ever just got pricer, breaching a $12.9 billion cap set by Congress by $120 million, the service told lawmakers this week.

The extra money for the USS Gerald Ford built by Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. is needed to replace faulty propulsion components damaged in a January failure, extend the vessel's post-delivery repair phase to 12 months from the original eight months and correct deficiencies with the "Advanced Weapons Elevators" used to move munitions from deep in the ship to the deck. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-busts-congress-12-9-billion-cap-on-costliest-us-aircraft-carrier-1.526594