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Navy Extends USS Nimitz Service Life to 2027, in Line with Carrier John F. Kennedy’s Delivery

The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier will remain in the fleet 10 months longer than expected, according to a Friday contract announcement from the service. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is now scheduled for decommissioning in March of 2027, rather than this coming May, the service said in a statement provided t

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The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier will remain in the fleet 10 months longer than expected, according to a Friday contract announcement from the service. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is now scheduled for decommissioning in March of 2027, rather than this coming May, the service said in a statement provided to USNI News. “Accordingly, the U.S. Navy plans to inactivate the ship in 2027,” a Navy official told USNI News in a Saturday statement. On Friday, the Navy issued a $96 million contract to HII Newport News Shipbuilding for advanced planning and long lead materials ahead of the inactivation of the carrier at

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