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They launch F-35s and look like carriers. So why aren’t they carriers?

The Navy’s $3.4 billion America-class LHAs can operate stealth fighters and run strike missions, but they’re designed around the Marine Corps—not carrier warfare. Their real purpose is delivering ...

The Navy's new supercarrier can now land all of its planes — except the F-35 stealth fighter

All of the Navy's propeller and jet aircraft, except for the F-35, have been given the green light to conduct flight operations aboard the Ford.