US Navy’s $13.2BN USS Ford still can’t get fighter jets on and off deck properly, new report says

The most expensive aircraft carrier ever built – to the tune of $13.2billion – is still suffering from unreliable technology systems more than three years after it was delivered to the US Navy.  A new assessment of the USS Gerald R. Ford, carried out by Pentagon testers, indicates that the ship’s issues ‘remain consistent’ with … Read more

The £132bn bill to make our nuclear sites safe: Decommissioning will cost a fortune

The £132bn bill to make our nuclear sites safe: Decommissioning will cost a fortune and could take up to 120 years, report warns Committee said decommissioning was an ‘afterthought’ when industry started  Decades of poor record-keeping has left authorities knowing too little   Report into nuclear safety blames a ‘weak government oversight’   By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more