
Navy FY 2024 budget request documents revealed the next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now expected to be delivered 13 months later than previously planned. As recently as the FY ‘23 budget request documents, the Navy reported CVN-79 was expected to be delivered in June 2024, a period of 108 months from award to delivery and 160 months from the start of construction. Now the FY ‘24 budget documents said delivery is being delayed…