USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will be the third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier to be built for the United States Navy.

[8][9] She will be the ninth United States naval vessel and third aircraft carrier to bear the name, and is scheduled to be in operation by 2029.

In December 2016, Mabus chose Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles to sponsor the ship.

[19] Enterprise will replace USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and is scheduled to be launched in November 2025,[4] with a planned delivery date of March 2028.

[20] This date has since slipped to September 2029, citing suppliers’ slow recovery from production disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.