TSAMTO, August 30. Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that on August 25, at the enterprise of the Newport News Shipbuilding division, the cutting ceremony of the first steel for the construction of the Doris Miller aircraft carrier (CVN-81) will be held.
(CVN-81) "Doris Miller" will be the fourth nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the "Gerald R. Ford" class. They will replace the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in service. Currently, the company Newport News Shipbuilding is carrying out the initial work on the construction of an aircraft carrier, including the manufacture of structures and work in the workshops. The ship will be the second aircraft carrier built entirely using digital drawings and procedures. As planned, the laying of the Doris Miller's keel will take place in 2026, and it will be transferred to the US Navy in 2032.
As reported by TSAMTO, the keel of the lead ship of the Gerald R. Ford series was laid on November 14, 2009. CVN-78 was transferred to the US Navy on May 31, 2017. The initial contract under the CVN-79 construction program " John F.Kennedy" was signed in November 2006. The cutting ceremony of the first steel for CVN-79 was held in December 2010. Keel Laying Ceremony (CVN-79) "John F.Kennedy " was held on August 22, 2015, and launched on December 16, 2019. Delivery of CVN-79 to the US Navy is scheduled for 2022.
In May 2016, the first contract was signed with Huntington Ingalls Industries to develop a plan for the construction of the aircraft carrier (CVN-80) Enterprise. Cutting of steel for the construction of the Enterprise (CVN-80) began on August 24, 2017.
On January 31, 2019, the US Navy Command signed a major contract worth $ 15.2 billion with Huntington Ingalls Industries for the construction of two Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, (CVN-80) Enterprise and (CVN-81) Doris Miller. The delivery of these ships is planned for 2028 and 2032, respectively. The planned service life of the new aircraft carriers is 50 years.
The new aircraft carrier will have expanded technical capabilities, including a new combat control system, a redesigned superstructure, an enlarged take-off and landing deck, which contributes to an increase in the number of sorties by 20% in almost any weather conditions, a new nuclear power plant and an improved electric power system. The ship will be equipped with an electromagnetic aircraft launch system EMALS (Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System) and an advanced aerial finisher (AAG). The use of the latest technologies will reduce the load and reduce the number of crew.
