Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Builder's Trials, Jan. 30, 2026. Builder’s ...

When a carrier program begins to perform in the sea, then it ceases to be a promise. That is current being witnessed with the ...

HII (NYSE: HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding ( NNS) division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class ...

HII announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft ...

Even as the builder sea trials mark the final stage in the construction of the warship, it is a reminder that CVN-79 won't be available for service for nearly two years.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — HII announced Wednesday that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division recently started topside testing of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system on Ford-class aircraft ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers (PEO CVN) announced the successful completion of Builder’s Sea Trials (BST) for the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), at Newport News ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of John F.