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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNimitz and Ford Carriers Need Upgrades to Deploy With F-35Cs
https://news.usni.org/2019/06/06/nimitz-and-ford-carriers-need-upgrades-to-deploy-with-f-35csCurrently, the Navy only has one aircraft carrier either Ford-class or Nimitz-class that can support the services most advanced fighters for a full deployment, service officials told USNI News on Thursday.
Earlier this week, lawmakers expressed their frustration with the Navy for accepting delivery of Ford-class carriers before they can accommodate deploying with F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, while considering the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. But the Navy currently has a single Nimitz-class carrier that can deploy with F-35Cs as well, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
The Nimitz-class and Ford-class aircraft carriers, by design, can operate with F-35Cs, however, there are modifications to both carrier classes that are required in order to fully employ the capabilities of the F-35s and enable them to be more effective on a full-length deployment, Capt. Daniel Hernandez, a Navy spokesman, said in an email to USNI News.
The modifications required to make each aircraft carrier class able to deploy with F-35Cs dont require a fundamental redesign of either class. Hernandez described the modifications as involving work to support the long-term deployment of F-35Cs, such as adding classified spaces to the carriers and installing more robust jet blast deflectors.
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Nimitz and Ford Carriers Need Upgrades to Deploy With F-35Cs (Original Post)
jpak
Jun 2019
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Kid Berwyn
(14,876 posts)1. Don't forget the steam catapults.
For a billion, Alex.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)2. So they build a fighter that is carrier capable.
Jeeze talk about trying to put the horse back in the stable.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)3. I think Nimitz just went thru SLEP?
...so that's probably why she can handle F-35's?