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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 7, 2026

USS Boxer Re-Aggregates in Middle East as US Beefs Up Naval Presence

USS Boxer ARG re-aggregates in CENTCOM after months of disaggregation.
Four big-deck warships now in Middle East: two carriers and two amphibs.
B-52 bombers depart RAF Fairford, signaling possible strategic shift.
USS Nimitz participates in International Naval Review 250 in New York.

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DT Editorial Team·Jul 8, 2026·via twz.com

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Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford To Act As Floating Nuclear Power Plant For Facilities On Land

The Navy Plans to Use USS Gerald R. Ford as a Floating Power Source for Shore Facilities

The Navy plans a test later this year at Naval Station Norfolk.
Officials say the effort is part of a broader mission-assurance and energy-resilience strategy.
USS Gerald R. Ford is the only commissioned Ford-class carrier and is homeported in Norfolk.

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DT Editorial Team·May 25, 2026·via twz.com

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Gerald R. Ford to return from historic deployment on Saturday: CNO - Breaking Defense

USS Gerald R. Ford Set to Return After Record 324 Days at Sea

The USS Gerald R. Ford is returning after 324 days at sea, a modern record for a US carrier.
The ship operated across the High North, Eastern Mediterranean, Southern Command, and the Middle East.
Navy leaders say the deployment shows Ford-class durability, but also reflects broader force-capacity strain.

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DT Editorial Team·May 19, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Where Are The Carriers As Of May 3, 2026: Ford Finally Heads Home

Ford Heads Home, but the U.S. Carrier Build-Up in the Middle East Is Not Over

USS Gerald R. Ford has begun heading home after a record 314-day deployment.
Two other carrier strike groups remain under CENTCOM in the Arabian Sea.
The U.S. is pairing that naval posture with Project Freedom, a new effort focused on commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf.

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DT Editorial Team·May 6, 2026·via twz.com

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US Navy is reviewing cost of future Ford-class carriers to ensure they ‘make sense’

US Navy reexamines future Ford-class carriers as costs collide with force-design questions

The Navy is reviewing the costs, designs, and systems of future carriers CVN-82 and CVN-83.
Officials say the assessment includes long-term sustainment and maintenance costs, not just build prices.
The review links carrier affordability directly to broader questions about future force design.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via defensenews.com

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Northrop slated to deliver surface EW system to carriers in 2028 - Breaking Defense

Northrop says carrier version of Navy electronic warfare upgrade is due in 2028

Northrop expects to deliver the carrier configuration of SEWIP in the 2028 timeframe.
SEWIP upgrades the AN/SLQ-32 system with electronic attack, threat warning and missile-defense functions.
The company says it now has both destroyer and carrier configurations in production planning.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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