00X/004 future nuclear CATOBAR carrier thread

[mack8]

Flight deck you say? Nah, that's just the platform for containers.

 

[Deino]

via @whitewolfZX on X … top image seems to be a Ford-class

 

[HailingTX20]

via @whitewolfZX on X … top image seems to be a Ford-class

It's the USS Kennedy from June 2023:

 

[Rina]

via @whitewolfZX on X … top image seems to be a Ford-class

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I think this indicates that the construction has reached the deck level

 

[mack8]

Seemingly recent 004 image.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2079607503315411424

 

[HailingTX20]

This render shows how the finished 004 could look using the latest photos we've seen for reference. Much of the remaining design is, of course, still speculative.