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Second Ford-Class Carrier Running Another 20 Months Late, Third Adds 10 More Months In Budget Books

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Second Ford-Class Carrier Running Another 20 Months Late, Third Adds 10 More Months In Budget Books
The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding in 2023. (Photo: HII)

The Navy’s fiscal year 2026 budget request shipbuilding budget documents revealed the next two Ford-class aircraft carriers will be another 20 and 10 months late, respectively. The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) will be delivered 20 months later than planned while the Enterprise (CVN-80) will be 10 months later than previously scheduled.  HII [HII] is the sole prime shipbuilder for U.S. aircraft carriers. A budget book footnote said the delivery date for CVN-79 was pushed back from “July 2025…

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