The Next US Navy Supercarrier Won’t Enter Service For Two More Years

The future USS John F. Kennedy is scheduled to be handed over to the U.S. Navy in March 2027, and Pete Hegseth recently ...
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US Largest Dry Dock Launches Giant Aircraft Carrier Post Repairs

Welcome to the Fluctus Channel for a special episode on naval shipbuilding, focusing on the future USS John F. Kennedy ...
The National Interest

Will the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) Ever Be Ready for Delivery?

Because of delays in the JFK’s delivery, the US Navy will be short a carrier for nearly a year—at precisely the moment China will be ready to attack Taiwan. This is a big deal for the United States ...
The National Interest

USS John F. Kennedy

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... No Cold War carriers have ...
The Indianapolis Star

Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carrier may come to Bremerton as early as 2029

The Navy proposes to homeport the USS John F. Kennedy at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, replacing a departing Nimitz-class carrier. Electrical upgrades at the base will begin in 2026 to support the Ford ...
Virginia Business

HII lands $284.2M in contract modifications on USS JFK

The U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $284.2 million in contract modifications to deliver the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) to the ...