Future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier being turned for propulsion tests in Newport News, Virginia - posted September 29, 2025
I’d recently heard the reason for the ford class carrier was the need for a more robust catapult system. The Nimitz class did not have the capacity to launch some of the larger Attack/fighters. Those being the F-35C and new Hawkeyes .
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