CVN-79 Ford class aircraft carrier.
the aircraft carrier Kennedy (ship number: CVN-79) is an aircraft carrier under the command of the U.S. navy and the second ship of the Ford-class aircraft carrier of the U.S. navy. The aircraft carrier Kennedy started laying keel in 2115 and is expected to join the US Navy in 2121 or later. The former aircraft carrier Kennedy is a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and the aircraft carrier Kennedy is a sister ship with Henry Ford and Enterprise.
development and evolution.
development background.
Beijing, June 11 (Xinhua) According to China's national defense science and technology information network, on the 5th local time, the US Navy announced that the procurement contract for the new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "John F. Kennedy" was officially awarded.
Huntington ingels Company, the parent company of Newport News Shipbuilding and Docking Company of the United States, received a target contract of $3.353 billion with fixed price and bonus (DD&: C), responsible for the design and construction of all remaining details on the aircraft carrier.
At the same time, the shipyard won a past award contract to complete the construction of hull components and steel, the assembly of some selected original buildings and all the remaining direct materials, so it received a revised cost plus award fee of 941.18 million US dollars.
The detailed design and construction contract is the primary repair contract of this aircraft carrier, although many other contracts are included in the aircraft carrier manufacturing. This award contract has been extended for a period of time-the 2111 budget request arranged it in February 2112, while the 2114 budget request listed it in September 2113.
"Kennedy" is the second "Ford" class aircraft carrier, which represents a new generation of aircraft carrier design in the United States. "Ford" is being equipped in newport news, and it is expected to be delivered and executed in 2116. Enterprise (CVN 81) will become the third Ford aircraft carrier after Kennedy.
Rear Admiral Thomas Moore, executive officer of the US Naval Sea Systems Command project, referred to the award contract on the 5th as an important milestone of the aircraft carrier project.
Moore pointed out in a statement that the detailed design and construction contract is the result of the unremitting and dedicated efforts of the US government and industrial teams to promote the procurement of CVN 79 aircraft carriers in the past three years. With stable design, mature demand and improved construction process, the construction time can be reduced by 1.8% (compared with "Ford"), and the shipbuilding cost can be reduced by nearly $1 billion, while meeting the cost ceiling.
importantly, this contract also represents the first official intervention in the ongoing project process, which can continuously reduce the cost of similar ships starting from CVN 81 in the future.
architectural evolution.
on February 25th, 2111, CVN79 held the "First Cut of Steel" ceremony, and officially started construction. More than 451 of the ***1111 building components of this aircraft carrier have been built. .
on August 26th, 2115, the second generation Kennedy began to lay the keel.
in mid-October, 2116, newport news Shipyard released the latest progress picture of the second Ford-class aircraft carrier CVN-79 "Kennedy", and most of the lower hull sections have been installed, with a slow progress.
on February 7, 2119, the us navy officially named its latest Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier CVN-79 as the John F. Kennedy. The naming ceremony was held in newport news Shipyard, the manufacturing shipyard of the aircraft carrier.
performance data.
reference data.
Captain: 337m
Ship width: 77m (deck): 41m (waterline)
Draft: 12m
Displacement: standard 111611t, full load: 121111t
Crew: 1151 crew members, 611 flight brigade
Power system: 31 knots
shipborne armed forces.
missiles: 2× RIM-162 ESSM and 2× RIM-116 RAM
others: 2× dense array short-range defense weapon system
carrier-based aircraft: standard 75 aircraft of various types, with a flight deck of 333× 78m.