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Navy Considering Newport News Shipbuilding’s Future

  • April 30, 2015
  • The Virginian-Pilot

Is the day coming when Newport News Shipbuilding will no longer have a monopoly on building the Navy’s aircraft carriers?

A defense analyst said the Navy’s desire to create more competition – to stifle rising costs and address changes in technology and warfare – could lead the Pentagon to encourage a future rival to Virginia’s largest private employer.

Others disagree, arguing that Newport News is well-positioned because the cost of developing another carrier builder would far outweigh any potential benefits.

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