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2025-07-08 Science & Technology

Navy's carrier fleet faces temporary reduction through 2027 as new ships hit development snags

[FoxNews] USS Nimitz set for 2026 decommissioning while replacement Kennedy won't arrive until 2027, temporarily reducing fleet strength.

"Specifically, John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) construction was fairly advanced when many Ford lessons were realized, precluding timely implementation of lessons learned for Kennedy," Todd Corillo, HII company spokesperson, told the publication. "In contrast, Enterprise (CVN 80) and Doris Miller (CVN 81) have been able to incorporate, leverage and capitalize on Ford lessons learned earlier in the construction process."

"The CVN 80 delivery date shifted from September 2029 to July 2030 due to delays in material availability and industry/supply chain performance," the document’s footnotes read.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-07-08 05:21|| || Front Page|| [163 views ] Top

#1 Doublespeak.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-07-08 11:04|| 2025-07-08 11:04|| Front Page Top

#2 delays in material availability and industry/supply chain performance

Biden planners did not expect to have to participate in P.Trump's world.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-07-08 11:16|| 2025-07-08 11:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Giant targets.

Drones are clearly the future.
But we are ruled by the military-industrial complex that starts wars to make money for themselves.

Posted by Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2025-07-08 15:11|| 2025-07-08 15:11|| Front Page Top

#4 The only "drones" capable of reaching a CVN mid-ocean are (1) ballistic missiles, and (2) cruise missles.

Which are already accounted for (tho not in the realistic numbers they will be used in).

Posted by Black Adder 2025-07-08 16:51|| 2025-07-08 16:51|| Front Page Top

#5 ...They will be lucky to see JFK completed and worked up for her first deployment by 2028.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-07-08 17:27|| 2025-07-08 17:27|| Front Page Top

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