
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – A Navy official on Monday gave updates on the production of the Ford-class aircraft carriers, noting CVN-79 is over 50 percent executed and will be launched early. Capt. Philip Malone, program manager, for CVN 79/80/81 within Program Executive office (PEO) Aircraft Carriers, said the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is currently about 91 percent built during a briefing at the Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space Expo. He added the program has executed 57 percent…