What You Need to Know: The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, faces delays and is now ...

Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) joined NNS-HII shipbuilding partners in a moment of ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 16, 2025) – The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F.

What You Need to Know - 3 Points: The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, set to join the U.S. Pacific Fleet in 2025.Originally scheduled for delivery in 2024 ...

“Navy and shipbuilder HII-NNS are hyper-focused on a USS John F. Kennedy delivery plan that results in the fastest path to a combat-ready CVN, crew, and air wing.” In contrast, at least two ...

"The John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is nearly 95% construction complete ... the development and construction of the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford, which faced delays and cost overruns mostly ...

VA in 2026 and proposes to homeport the Ford-class USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) as early as 2029. Although two carriers with their thousands of crew members means a busy homeport, it's not the ...

The same technology was at the center of headaches for USS Gerald R. Ford, the first of the new class of Navy supercarriers, and now the elevators are a challenge as shipbuilders work to finish the ...