[Yo-Yo]

Amazing that our newest carrier cannot operate without newest Fighter.

That said, the issues are being worked, the Ford is making progress, and by the time the Kennedy and Enterprise come online, all of these issues will be in the rearview mirror.

[PIF]

by the time the Kennedy and Enterprise come online, all of these issues will be in the rearview mirror.
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Last bit of the article implies that, if the Ford does not operate to expectations, the Navy is looking at spending the money for more of the Ford class on smaller carrier types.

There is no certainty that the Ford class will ever operate F-35s

[mad_as_he$$]

I have been lucky enough to have accomplished a great number of things on my bucket list. The list is now down to three big things. One of which is to live long enough and be lucky enough to be at the commissioning of CVN-80 the USS Enterprise.