Authorizing multiple carriers in advance (block-buy) allows significant cost savings through shipyard planning and supply chain optimization, as demonstrated by US authorization of USS Enterprise and USS Doris Miller in 2019, which cut approximately 247 million dollars off Enterprise's cost and 2.64 billion off Doris Miller's cost compared to single-ship procurement.
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“just that simple act of authorising the ships in advance allowed the US to realise significant savings. Cutting about $247 million off the cost of Enterprise and 2.64 billion off the cost of Doris Miller.”
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