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New aircraft carriers face years of delivery delays
Delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget ...
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Arrival of Navy’s second Ford-class carrier pushed back to 2027 in budget estimate
The future USS John F. Kennedy was scheduled to join the fleet this month but now isn’t on track for delivery until March ...
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The Worst U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Ever
The USS Wasp (CV-7), a unique American aircraft carrier from the WWII era, was a compromised design doomed from the outset by ...
U.S. Navy To Make Do With 10 Flattops As Latest Carrier Running Late
The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is now expected to join the fleet in March 2027, nearly two years later than the ...
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'A huge impact:' Completion of USS John F. Kennedy, Navy's next aircraft carrier, delayed until 2027
NORFOLK, Va. — Originally scheduled to be ready in July of 2025, the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier being built at Newport News Shipbuilding now won’t be ready until 2027. The delay also means ...
New US aircraft carrier hit by significant delays
It is "unsurprising" that the second ship in a new class of aircraft carriers is delayed, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral ...