Modernizing the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Fleet : Accelerating Cvn 21 Production Versus Mid-life Refueling -- Paperback

What are the pros and cons of speeding up production of the Navy's newest carrier? RAND researchers looked at the Navy's existing plan and compared it with several alternatives and discovered that the Navy could modernize its fleet with the higher-performance, lower-cost CVN 21 at a cost premium no greater than 12 percent over its current plan.