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The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) (front) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile ...
The U.S. Navy’s next aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy, is now expected to face significant delivery delays, with ...
This story has been updated to include a statement from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding. The next Ford-class aircraft carrier ...
NORFOLK, Va. — Originally scheduled to be ready in July of 2025, the John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier being built at Newport News Shipbuilding now won’t be ready until 2027. The delay also means the ...
The USS John F. Kennedy, also known as “Big John,” began the final journey to the breaker in February, marking the end of the line for the historic warship. Yet, its legacy will continue.
The second USS John F. Kennedy was scheduled for delivery in 2022 but fell behind due to delays caused by the pandemic; now, the vessel is ninety-five percent complete and ...
Ex-USS John F Kennedy aircraft carrier departs Philly for final journey The USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier was in commission from 1968 to 2007, the U.S. Navy says ...
See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.
The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage after spending nearly two decades docked in Philadelphia.
The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is slated to be delivered July 2025 to support a revised ship delivery and post-delivery strategy.
The Navy and shipbuilder HII have begun launching 80,000-pound car-like structures off the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy to test the ship's catapult system. (HII) Topside testing of the ...