Watch the new US Navy supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy catapult heavy cars into a river to make sure the warship can handle planes

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 12:31

The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is the second ship in the Gerald R. Ford class, the Navy's newest class of nuclear aircraft carriers.
(U.S. Navy photo illustration courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding/Released)

A new video shows the testing of the aircraft launch system for the Navy's new supercarrier.
The testing involves loading heavy wheeled vehicles onto the catapults and launching them into a river.
The USS John F. Kennedy is the Navy's second Ford-class aircraft carrier.

A new video from a shipbuilder captures catapult testing on the US Navy's new supercarrier and shows heavy car-like vehicles being launched into the James River in Virginia.