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Ford-Class Carrier Review By Navy Leadership To Last Through May

Ford-Class Carrier Review By Navy Leadership To Last Through May
Four Carrier Air Wing 8 F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft fly over the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier while underway in the Mediterranean Sea on March 22, 2026 during a deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Navy leadership in conducting a review of Ford-class aircraft carriers it expects to conclude within a month that could inform changes for the next pair of carriers, CVN-82 and 83, the Secretary of the Navy said Tuesday. “We are looking at [CVN-82] and 83 to review the costs, the designs, the systems to make sure that they make sense, and they have all the systems and requirements that we want going forward. So I think it's…

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