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Navy To Analyze Carriers In 2022, May Change CVN-82 Configuration

Monday, December 14th, 2020

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Navy To Analyze Carriers In 2022, May Change CVN-82 Configuration

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) transits the Atlantic Ocean on June 4, 2020. The carrier was conducting integrated air wing operations during its 18-month Post-Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) period. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy plans to study the configuration of the future Ford-class aircraft carrier CVN-82 in 2022 as part of an overall analysis of the future carrier force. The delayed 30-year shipbuilding plan, released last week, outlined a aircraft carrier force of 11 aircraft carrier by 2045 with the option of potentially adding up to 6 light carriers as well (Defense Daily, Dec. 10). This was a reflection of former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s study directing a new look at…

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