The carrier section emphasizes hull procurement while leaving much of the future air group's composition unexplained. Ford-class ships are credited with roughly three times the electrical generation and the ability to handle both heavier future aircraft and lighter collaborative aircraft. The plan claims about five billion dollars in total ownership-cost savings over a carrier's life, a projected benefit rather than a completed saving. Carriers are also described as reducing dependence on foreign basing access and overflight permissions. The discussion then turns to continuing America-class assault-ship and San Antonio-class Flight II procurement. Those programs serve different aviation and amphibious roles within the wider force. Earlier budget details bring CVN-82 procurement forward from FY2030 to FY2029 and list $4.2 billion in advance procurement for CVN-82 and $3.9 billion for CVN-83 while CVN-80 and CVN-81 remain under construction.
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Carriers and amphibious shipbuilding details
Ford-class procurement is presented through electrical capacity, future aircraft requirements, and lifetime costs before the plan turns to large amphibious ships.