Play War Thunder for FREE! Register using and get a premium tank or aircraft or ship and thee days of premium account time. The U.S Navy’s newest supercarrier has been christened.
On 7th December, Caroline Kennedy the daughter of former President John F. Kennedy presided over the christening ceremony.
The future USS John F. Kennedy is the second ship to bear the President’s name and the second Ford-class aircraft carrier.
The ceremony was held at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipyard in Virginia.
It is to be noted that the christening doesn’t mean that the warship will be part of the U.S Navy straight away.
The carrier is structurally complete and can now float on its own but the equipment is still to be fitted and tested.
If things go smoothly, then the supercarrier will be commissioned in the early 2020s.
Once completed the USS John F. Kennedy will have an air wing of 70+ aircraft.
It will have four strike fighter squadrons totaling 44 fighters. Currently, those squadrons are filled with F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet fighters. In the future, F35C will be added.
In addition, there will be one electronic attack squadron with five EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft as well as one carrier airborne early warning squadron with four E-2 Hawkeye early warning aircraft.
Apart from these, it will have one helicopter sea combat squadron with 8 MH-60S Seahawks, one helicopter maritime strike squadron with 11 MH-60R Seahawks, and two C-2A Greyhound carrier transports.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why Ford class supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy will be much more advanced when compared to Nimitz class ?
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