The Navy will no longer be required to maintain 10 carrier air wings (CVW), according to the fiscal year 2024 defense policy bill released late Wednesday. In an April 2022 legislative proposal , the Navy emphasized the need to focus on its Air Wing of the Future, rather than invest in a 10th CVW. “This additional contemporary air wing will not provide the nation with more capability and will severely delay the Air Wing of the Future,” the proposal stated...
