Navy Considers Trump Carrier Changes

The Navy is reviewing Trump-backed changes to the design of new aircraft carriers.

•Leans Left

Navy looking into warship redesigns as part of Trump requests

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The U.S. Navy is studying a major redesign of future Ford-class aircraft carriers to align them with President Donald Trump’s preferred World War II-era appearance for the ships. The option under review would move the carriers’ multistory command tower, the “island,” farther forward toward the middle of the flight deck. Current and former U.S. officials said the redesign could cost billions of dollars and delay delivery of the new carriers as the Navy transitions from the Nimitz class to the Ford class.

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Wasteful Carrier RedesignLeans Left

Trump’s push to alter Navy aircraft carriers for aesthetic reasons is irrational and irresponsible. The redesign demands would waste large sums of money, burden the military, and risk delaying needed vessels.