The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier will remain in the fleet 10 months longer than expected, according to a Friday contract ...

The next Gerald R. Ford class supercarrier, to be known as the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), set sail under its own power from Newport News for the first time on Jan. 28, 2026 to begin manufacturer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier started builder trials. USS John F. Kennedy is the second in class and expected to ...

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. 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.