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<p class="text-body text-muted small">The US Navy’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget includes funding for Ford-class aircraft carrier John F Kennedy. (Michael Fabey)</p>
<p>The US Navy (USN) fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request includes USD3.9 billion for Ford-class aircraft carrier construction and Nimitz-class Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH) life extension work, according to USN and Pentagon budget documents released 13 March.</p>
<p>The FY 2024 request represents a decrease of about USD462.8 million compared to last year’s funding, documents show.</p>
<p>
The proposed FY 2024 spending plan includes USD2.7 billion for Ford-class ships, which funds continued construction for three carriers
<em>John F Kennedy</em>
(CVN 79),
<em>Enterprise</em>
(CVN 80), and
<em>Doris Miller</em>
(CVN 81).
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<p>CVN 80 and CVN 81 comprise a two-carrier procurement contract, awarded in FY 2019. Funding includes outfitting, training equipment, and continued development of ship systems.</p>
<p>
The lead ship for the class, USS
<em>Gerald R Ford</em>
(CVN 78), is now undergoing certification qualification for its first initial deployment slated for later this year.
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<p>
The USD1.2 billion requested in the FY 2024 proposal for RCOH is meant to fund advance procurement of long-lead items for the USS
<em>Harry S Truman</em>
(CVN 75), with the RCOH scheduled to being in FY 2025. The FY 2024 request also funds cost to complete RCOH for USS
<em>John C Stennis</em>
(CVN 74).
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<p>During the RCOH, the nuclear fuel and obsolete parts are replaced, major systems are modernised, and corrosion damage is repaired. Nimitz-class aircraft carriers are designed for a 50-year life span, and the RCOH is performed approximately midway through the ship’s lifespan.</p>
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