Here’s the latest on the next US supercarrier – By David B. Larter (Defense News) / Nov 3 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s next Ford-class supercarrier, the John F. Kennedy, will be delivered to the fleet with its full suite of advanced electronics and with the ability to support the carrier-launched F-35C aircraft, a change from a planned two-phase delivery devised in the original contract.
The two-phase approach was planned to accommodate the development timeline for the introduction of the enterprise air surveillance radar suite, which replaces the dual-band radar on the lead ship Ford, according to a Navy press release.
The ship is about 76 percent complete, according to Huntington Ingalls Newport News, and is slated for delivery in 2024. The F-35C upgrades were mandated in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
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