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. In late September of this year, Newport ...

This story has been updated to include a statement from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding. The next Ford-class aircraft carrier is facing a two-year delay that will leave the Navy with ten carriers for ...

A projected two-year delay in bringing the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier to the fleet will eventually leave the service with just 10 carriers for nearly a year, according to Navy budget documents.

The U.S. Navy’s next aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy, is now expected to face significant delivery delays, with completion likely pushed to March 2027, nearly two years later than previously ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Originally scheduled to be ready in July of 2025, the John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier being built at Newport News Shipbuilding now won’t be ready until 2027. The delay also means the ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy has begun a $145 million overhaul of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s “electrical backbone,” the first step in preparing Naval Base Kitsap to homeport the new USS John F.

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 ...