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Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, and CVN-81 are the first four ships in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). The Navy’s proposed FY2023 budget requests $2,995.2 million (i.e., about $3.0 billion) in procurement funding for CVN-78 class ships, including $461.7 million for CVN-79, $1,481.5 million for CVN-80, and $1,052.0 million for CVN-81. CVN-78 (Gerald R.