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The Navy’s Latest Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Is 1 Giant ‘Problem Bomb’
The U.S. Navy’s new aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is facing a massive new delay, with its delivery now ...
New US Navy Aircraft Carriers Face Further Delays
The United States Navy’s shipbuilding program at Newport News in Virginia has pushed back the delivery dates of the next two Ford-class aircraft carriers by over 18 months. The USS Enterprise (CVN-80) ...
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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 ...
Meet the man who sinks the world’s biggest ships for a living
How a professional ship-sinker is about to turn a famous ocean liner into the world’s largest artificial reef The SS United ...
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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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'A huge impact,' completion of John F. Kennedy, Navy's next aircraft carrier, delayed until 2027
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 ...