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Why the USS John F. Kennedy Comes to Port Later than Expected
The second USS John F. Kennedy was scheduled for delivery in 2022 but fell behind due to delays caused by the pandemic; now, ...
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PCU John F. Kennedy holds moment of silence for USS Thresher
Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) joined NNS-HII shipbuilding partners in a moment of ...
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'End-of-an-era' moment as final non-nuclear powered US aircraft carrier set to be decommissioned
The last remaining conventional powered aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy's fleet began its final journey earlier this week. The USS John F. Kennedy ... along with its battle group, also joined ...
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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Carrier’s Delivery Date Likely to Be Missed, US Navy Says
The planned July delivery of the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, is likely to be missed because of long-unresolved “critical challenges” with elevators used to move ...
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The US Navy is still grappling with elevator problems on its new Ford-class supercarriers
Navy officials suggested in written testimony to Congress that they could affect the new USS John F. Kennedy. The US Navy next Ford ... were issues during the development and construction of ...