[KarlInOhio]

The bad news is that CVN(X) is dead, and thus there are no follow-on carriers.

They're canceling the USS Ford?

[pabianice]

The bad news is that CVN(X) is dead, and thus there are no follow-on carriers. They're canceling the USS Ford?

USS Ford will be a test platform for new technolgies, much like USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000). It will carry unmanned aircraft. There is no money for more carriers and only enough for three Zumwalts of what was to have been a 55-ship fleet. The Navy is being hit hard by Obama.