{"id":83017,"date":"2026-05-15T16:50:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/15\/future-aircraft-carrier-doris-miller-delayed-until-2034\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:29:24","slug":"future-aircraft-carrier-doris-miller-delayed-until-2034","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/05\/15\/future-aircraft-carrier-doris-miller-delayed-until-2034\/","title":{"rendered":"Future aircraft carrier Doris Miller delayed until 2034"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy\u2019s fourth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier will be delivered two years late because of limited construction space at the shipyard where it\u2019s being built, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secnav.navy.mil\/fmc\/fmb\/Documents\/27pres\/SCN_Book.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">according<\/a> to the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service\u2019s fiscal 2027 shipbuilding budget estimate, which was released in April, shows that USS Doris Miller\u2019s arrival was bumped from February 2032 to February 2034 due to \u201cconstraints\u201d at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard in Virginia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That delay, however, is a result of issues with the construction of the third Ford-class carrier, the CVN-80, or USS Enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe primary schedule driver for CVN-81 is the lack of available shipyard construction space for large assemblies due to delays on CVN-80,\u201d a Navy official told Military Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USS Enterprise is occupying the shipyard\u2019s final assembly area, where large assemblies are required to take place. It is the only space accessible by a heavy-lift crane, which is needed for construction, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe CVN-80 delivery date shifted from July 2030 to March 2031 due to delay in critical path construction required for launch of the ship,\u201d according to the Navy\u2019s budget estimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equipment that the Enterprise needs for construction didn\u2019t<b> <\/b>arrive on time, the Navy official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A representative from Newport News Shipbuilding provided clarification on the logjam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCVN-80 construction delays result from late arrival of large, sequence-critical equipment that hindered the initial structural build of the ship in the dry dock,\u201d the representative said. \u201cAll of the delayed critical material has since arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shipyard said it expected to begin construction of the USS Doris Miller later this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2026\/05\/14\/lawmakers-push-for-domestic-shipbuilding-fixes-as-us-navy-explores-overseas-options\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bath-shipbuilding.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Lawmakers push for domestic shipbuilding fixes as US Navy explores overseas options<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The service released its fiscal 2027 shipbuilding plan on Monday, outlining the possibility of the U.S. manufacturing ships at foreign shipyards.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Enterprise has faced setbacks before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy budget documents in July 2025 said that the carrier was delayed from September 2029 to July 2030 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/naval\/2025\/07\/09\/new-aircraft-carriers-face-years-of-delivery-delays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">due<\/a> to supply chain issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy purchased the USS Enterprise and USS Doris Miller under a two-ship buy, or two aircraft carriers acquired under a single contract, in January 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the new manufacturing timeline, it will take 12 years to complete construction of the USS Enterprise and 15 years to deliver USS Doris Miller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gerald R. 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