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USS John F. Kennedy: America’s Next Super Aircraft Carrier Is Almost 50% Complete

USS John F. Kennedy: America's Next Super Aircraft Carrier Is Almost 50% Complete

John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier being built for the United States Navy. The ship is under construction and planned to be commissioned in 2020. On 15 January 2009, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding was awarded a $374 million contract for design …

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