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$13 billion warship is first of its kind
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The USS Gerald R. Ford is over budget and has been delayed already

Navy has said it will be delivered in November, but now that may stretch until 2017

CNN  — 

The $13-billion USS Gerald R. Ford is already two years behind schedule, and the U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier is facing more delays after the Pentagon’s top weapons tester concluded the ship is still not ready for combat despite expectations it would be delivered to the fleet this September.