Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now facing a two-year delivery delay, pushing its arrival to March 2027. -The ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has received contract modifications totaling $393.3 million from ...

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 history-making USS Nimitz is scheduled to be retired in May 2026. Officially launched in 1972, it was innovative at the time as an aircraft carrier that utilized nuclear power. The next carrier ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Ford-class carriers, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford, are the latest class designed to replace the aging Nimitz-class. With cutting-edge features... What You Need ...

While the Nimitz-class carriers remain a tried and trusted asset to the US Navy, the Ford ships feature more advanced components. What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Ford-class carriers, led by the ...