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Repair Price Mounts For USS Enterprise

October 22 2009

USA

The cost of repairs to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise continue to escalate, reports the Daily Press (Newport News, Va.).

The Navy this week approved another $7 million for the vessel's dry-dock maintenance period at Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard.

This increase brings the total cost of the project to $605 million, a 33 percent increase over the initial estimate of $453.3 million, according to Navy figures.

The repairs are needed to prepare the Enterprise, the...

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