CVN 79 John F. Kennedy

Aircraft Carriers

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Basic Information

Name

CVN 79 John F. Kennedy

Designation

CVN 79 John F. Kennedy

Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

Aircraft Carriers

Manufacturer

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding

Date of Introduction

2027

Description

The US Navy's CVN 79 John F. Kennedy class differs from the CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford because the Dual Band Radar (DBR) was replaced by the less capable but more affordable Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) along with the SPQ-9B fire control radar. This change was carried out by the US Navy in order to reduce costs of the newest aircraft carriers while providing increased commonality across platforms. The CVN 79 will be commissioned in the 2023-2025 timeframe with another nine additional aircraft carriers to follow through 2058. These aircraft carriers will operate the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne radar aircraft and the F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter as well as a variety of rotary wing aircraft. Before 2030 this ship will operate the emerging UCLASS unmanned combat aircraft as well as the F/A-XX sixth generation combat aircraft beyond 2035.

Overview (Deagel)

Group Aircraft Carriers

Status Under Development

Origin United States of America

Contractors Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 2027

Total Production 9

Unitary Cost USD $11.4 billion

Specifications (Deagel)

Time — Service Life 50 year

Gear (Deagel)

Item 1 Airborne Early Warning Aircrafts: E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (4)

Item 2 ASW Helicopters: MH-60R Strikehawk

Item 3 Combat Management Systems: SSDS MK 2 (1)

Item 4 Electronic Attack Aircrafts: EA-18G Growler (7)

Item 5 High-Speed Interceptors: F/A-XX

Item 6 Jamming Systems: MFEW (1)

Item 7 Multi-Role Fighters: F/A-18E Super Hornet (36)

Item 8 Multi-Role Fighters: F/A-18F Super Hornet (36)

Item 9 Multi-Role Fighters: F-35C Lightning II (20)

Item 10 Radar Systems: AN/SPQ-9B (1)

Item 11 Radar Systems: AN/SPY-6(V)3 (1)

Item 12 VTOL Military Transport Aircrafts: CMV-22B Osprey

Variants

Variant 1 CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford

Variant 2 CVN 79 John F. Kennedy

Details

Country of Origin United States

Category Aircraft Carriers

Naval > Aircraft Carriers

Sources

deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a000499

Classification

Domain

Naval & Littoral

Equipment Status

Active

Operators (1)

United States

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