Kitty Hawk was class carriers carried F-14, F/A-18, EA-6B, S-3 A / B, E-2CA aircraft and SH-60 helicopters, which give a multidimensional response to air, surface and subsurface threats.
These companies are based on an improved design with lift Forrestal class and improved flight deck arrangement. These ships are larger than those of the Forrestal class and two elevators in front of the structure of the island and lift at the stern port, fourth place in the front end of the angled flight deck.
The John F. Kennedy has a number of modifications that is not inherent in Kitty Hawk class, so he refers to as its own class. Both Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and Constellation (CV-64) were modernized under the program of service life extension (SLEP), which extends its useful life projected fifteen years beyond its original service life thirty years. America (CV-66) has not been updated and was discharged in 1996.
