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The Navy’s Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Nightmare Is Back
At issue are two of the carrier’s more advanced systems, which are apparently experiencing teething problems. -Congressional ...
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USS Nimitz Sets Sail For Likely Final Deployment
Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) – February 16, 2025 #ussjohnfkennedy #ussenterprise #cvn65 #cvn79 Nimitz will eventually be replaced by Gerald R. Ford class carrier USS ...
The shipbuilding industrial base is warning that the US Navy's aircraft carrier delay could be a disaster
Without a start date for CVN 82, USS William J. Clinton, thousands of suppliers are worried their production lines will go cold.
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Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier makes port call on Guam as deactivation nears
The Nimitz and its escorts — the guided-missile destroyers USS Gridley and USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee — pulled into Apra ...
Chinese Fleet Sails Into Contested Waters as US Aircraft Carrier Approaches
Four Chinese naval vessels were spotted transiting from the East China Sea to the Philippine Sea, the Japanese military said.
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The USS John C. Stennis Nimitz-class Carrier Is Still Out of Service
The Nimitz-class carrier is expected to stay out of service for an additional fourteen months than planned. As stated by Rear Adm. Casey J. Moton, commander, program executive officer for aircraft ...
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USS Ronald Reagan goes into dry dock, expected to emerge in late 2026
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald ... Kennedy, the second of the new Ford-class aircraft carriers, would homeport at Kitsap beginning in 2029. The Kennedy is scheduled to be ...