Navy weighing future of its Ford-class warships after repeated Trump complaints

NewsWorldAmericasNavy weighing future of its Ford-class warships after repeated Trump complaintsThe Navy has three other Ford-class carriers under constructionKonstantin Toropin Wednesday 22 April 2026 15:39 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2962268To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/navy-gerald-r-ford-class-warships-trump-complaint-b2962776.html","title":"Navy weighing future of its Ford-class warships after repeated Trump complaints"}}CloseHuge warship USS Gerald R Ford moors off south coast of EnglandThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The U.S. Navy is reviewing the design and costs of the Ford-class air...