This second post details later events, mostly this year in 2016 here into mid-May. Where we have seen the sections for the flight deck overhang being prepared and the first two placed, and then further extension of the forward part of the vessel up to that deck.
The last pic shows the approximate progress to date.
They still have to extend the flight deck out over its sponson completely to the stern, and then forward to the forward weapon sponson on that side. They then have to add that sponson and the other weapons and auxillary sponsons around the ship.
Then they have to build the rest of the flight deck forward including the ski jump.
At some point during, or fter all of this, they will add the island.
Finally, they have a LOT of internal wiring, structure, HVAC/Plumbing and work to do interior to the ship to hook it all together.
Only then (normally) will the vessel be launched. I believe they have over year's worth of work to do that...as much as two from this point.
Then they will spend months, perhaps a year completing the outfitting once it is launched before it goes to sea for its intial builders trials.
We will watch that happen...but there is not rushing it.
