The U.S. Navy has awarded HII multiple contract modifications totaling approximately $142.9 million to support the completion of Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division (NNS) recently began topside testing of the electromagnetic aircraft ...
The U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $284.2 million in contract modifications to deliver the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) to the ...
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Why the Navy legally needs 11 aircraft carriers

The U.S. Navy faces a potential crisis in carrier availability. Federal law mandates a minimum of 11 operational carriers, a ...
The second USS John F. Kennedy was scheduled for delivery in 2022 but fell behind due to delays caused by the pandemic; now, the vessel is ninety-five percent complete and... No Cold War carriers have ...
The oldest active nuclear-powered supercarrier completed a 270-day-long deployment. Next year, CVN-68 will head to Naval Station Norfolk to be decommissioned and recycled ...