As the Nimitz-class carriers retire, fielding their Ford-class replacements in a timely manner is imperative. Delays to ...

A 22-year-old thief named for the late John F. Kennedy has caused an uproar in Peru by escaping from prison, shouting out thanks to God as he dashed to freedom, according to video footage that has ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) joined NNS-HII shipbuilding partners in a moment of silence to mark the 62nd anniversary of the loss of ...

(April 16, 2025) – The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries ...

“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 ...

Continued problems with the advanced weapons elevators could affect the delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class carrier, Navy officials indicated.

The planned July delivery of the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, is likely to be missed because of long-unresolved “critical challenges” with elevators used to move ...

It will be replaced in service by a new ship, the USS "John F. Kennedy" (CVN 79). The "Nimitz" will arrive in April 2026 at the Norfolk base in Virginia. In the spring of 2027, everything that can ...

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 ...

Welcome to the Fluctus Channel for a special episode on naval shipbuilding, focusing on the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), which is currently under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding.

Start of Working in a Group Environment Series, 6-8 p.m., Virginia Wesleyan University, Clarke Hall, Room 214, 5817 Wesleyan Drive, Virginia Beach. VWU is hosting a series of workshops on Mondays ...