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Bager1968
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No, the LCS is part of an effort by the USN to reduce manning levels on its ships… but only the newest designs, which are still in the developmental stages (LCS, Zumwalt DDGX, CGX) have that as a design feature… all the current-production USN ships have the older, high-manpower designs.

The newest CVN under construction, CVN-78 USS Ford, has a new propulsion plant which, combined with the new electromagnetic catapults & arresting gear engines, will reduce manning from 3,200 ship’s personnel in CVN-77 Bush to around 2,200-2,400.

The expected air wing personnel load will remain in the 2,300-2,500 range.