Navy aircraft carrier designed for trouble-free maintenance.(Up Front)

From: National Defense | Date: June 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Despite growing interest in possibly expanding the number of vertical-takeoff warplanes in the U.S. Joint Strike Fighter program, the additional maintenance work associated with these aircraft makes it unlikely that they will fly from the deck of the Navy's future aircraft carrier, the CVN-21.

The CVN-21 will be far more sophisticated than the current Nimitz-class carriers. Air wings operating from CVN-21 are expected to include a blend of advanced combat jets, as well as unmanned aircraft. The Navy is slated to buy a carrier-unique version of the JSF, eventually to replace ...

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