An aircraft carrier for the Information Age

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The US Navy envisions a network-centric, knowledge-based aircraft carrier for the Information Age. Future aircraft carriers should be designed in the context of a new paradigm: the Information Age. Design engineers should focus on commercial-off-the-shelf technology, distributed firepower, agility, innovation, enhanced propulsion plants, reduced manpower requirements and knowledge and network-centricity.

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Aricraft carriers (CVN, CV)

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American aircraft carriers each provide over four acres of sovereign US territory when and where needed. The carrier force includes 12 ships, where 10 nuclear-powered carriers (CVNs) and two conventionally powered carriers (CVs) exist whose design will incorporate flexibility into the platform to accommodate future systems and technologies throughout its service life.

Ship building and repairing, Evaluation, Design and construction

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NNS begins design of CVN 77 "transition carrier"

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Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co has formally begun the design process for the last CVN 77 for the US Navy. The design team plans to resolve issues related to the capability and affordability of the Nimitz- class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The ship is intended as a transition platform for the advanced CVNX class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

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