NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Navy’s  review of the design baseline   for the Ford-class aircraft carrier William Clinton (CVN-82) will likely be complete by next month and will analyze several elements -- including sortie generation rates compared to Nimitz-class carriers -- Navy Secretary John Phelan told reporters today. “We are looking at [CVN] 82 and 83 to review the costs, the designs, the systems, to make sure that they make sense and they have all the systems and requirements that we want going forward,” Phelan said today on the sidelines of the Sea-Air-Space conference. President Trump is aware of the Navy’s plans to review the design baseline, Phelan said. Since his first presidential term,  Trump has expressed concerns   over the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System used onboard Ford-class carriers and suggested a return to steam-powered catapults. “Is the sortie rate generation now much greater?” Phelan said. “What are the cost implications of this electric catapult? Did it really generate the savings?” Industry has argued for a block-buy contract for Clinton and George Bush (CVN-83) and asked the Navy to avoid delaying the CVN-82 award to 2029 or later. The Navy’s fiscal year 2027 budget request outlines the procurement of one carrier in FY-29 but does not include the vessel’s class. $1.4 billion in continued funding for Doris Miller (CVN-81) is included, as well as $1.94 billion for advanced procurement. “We're really reviewing all the capabilities and the cost of them,” Phelan said today. “I think one of the things we have to do a better job of in the Navy is kind of what I call total cost of ownership. What does it really cost to sustain and maintain these things?” While the Navy looks to review costs from the Ford-class carrier program, it outlined an  aggressive spending plan  for the new BBG(X) battleship program in its FY-27 budget request today. The service aims to spend $43.5 billion over the next five years and plans to buy the first vessel in FY-28. Additionally, the Navy is seeking $1 billion for advanced procurement and $538 million for research and development in FY-27. The Navy will look at different ways to “relieve some of the pressure” the new battleship may put on the industrial base, Phelan said today. Settling on a design and avoiding changes will be important, he added. Cost estimates for the lead battleship -- $17 billion -- could fluctuate depending on what capabilities are included in the final product. For example, the ship could be nuclear-powered, which would impact cost, Phelan said. Though unlikely, this could be a possibility, he added.