WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 197484 [post_author] => 4 [post_date] => 2019-01-31 23:51:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2019-01-31 23:51:00 [post_content] => WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Thursday it awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc a $15.2 billion contract to build two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The U.S. Navy told lawmakers in December it intended to pursue a block purchase of two Ford-class aircraft carriers, a step officials have said could save billions of dollars […] [post_title] => U.S. Navy Awards $15 Billion Contract for Construction of New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers [post_excerpt] => WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Thursday it awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc a $15.2 billion contract to build two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The U.S. Navy told lawmakers in December it intended to pursue a bl... [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => u-s-navy-awards-15-billion-contract-for-construction-of-new-ford-class-aircraft-carriers [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-01-31 23:51:00 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-01-31 23:51:00 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://gcaptain.com/?p=132473 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => news [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )