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USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79): This Looks Like the Most Lethal Aircraft Carrier Ever
What You Need to Know: The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, faces delays and is now ...
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The Ford-class USS John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Is Facing Delays
As the Nimitz-class carriers retire, fielding their Ford-class replacements in a timely manner is imperative. Delays to ...
The US Navy is still grappling with elevator problems on its new Ford-class supercarriers
Continued problems with the advanced weapons elevators could affect the delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class carrier, Navy officials indicated.
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Super Hornet Falls Off Aircraft Carrier in Red Sea
The KNIGHT HAWKS of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 have one less jet this week, after an F/A-18E Super Hornet fell off the ...
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Secretary of the Navy John Phelan Visits PCU John F. Kennedy
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 16, 2025) – The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F.
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UPDATED: Super Hornet Assigned to USS Harry S. Truman Lost at Sea
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). US Navy Photo This post has ...
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Shipbuilders swarm Capitol Hill to lobby for aircraft carrier funding
“We are asking for $600 million for the procurement of CVN-82 in the next fiscal year, fiscal ‘26,” Lisa Dante Papini, who leads the Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition, told ...