U.S. Navy reopens Ford-class future amid design-and-cost review; possible cancellation of follow-on carriers
The U.S. Navy is conducting a comprehensive review of the Ford-class aircraft carrier design and cost, with the service’s top leadership not ruling out canceling future iterations. The effort follows White House criticism of technologies including the carriers’ magnetic catapults, and includes a design-baseline review for CVN-82 to boost lethality before proceeding with CVN-83 procurement.