Newport News Shipbuilding Awarded $25M For CVN-80 Advance Fabrication
The Navy awarded Newport News Shipbuilding $25.5 million to begin advance fabrication of aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-80).…
Video: Carrier John F. Kennedy Superlift
The following is video of a 704-metric ton section of the future carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) being fitted into…
Newport News Creating ‘Smart Shipyard’ That Would Streamline Design Through Production
Newport News Shipbuilding is in the midst of several pilot programs aimed at creating a Smart Shipyard that could accommodate…
Opinion: Get the Ford Carriers to the Fleet
The U.S. Navy is struggling with an undersized fleet, and is being pushed to its breaking point. The facts are…
Carrier Ford’s Maiden Deployment Could Face 2-Year Delay Due to Shock Trials
The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier may see a two-year delay in its maiden deployment, after Pentagon officials announced last month…
Keel Laid for John F. Kennedy Carrier
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) laid the keel for the second Ford-class nuclear aircraft carrier — John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)…
Navy Won’t Commit to Proposed Congressional Cost Cap for Second Ford-Class Carrier
Lawmakers are considering lowering the congressional cost cap for the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), to a…
Navy: CVN-79 Contract Has Lowest Ceiling Price Ever; R&D Investment Will Take Out Further Cost
The Navy’s recently awarded contract for the construction of the next aircraft carrier has the lowest price of any nuclear…
Navy, Newport News Seeking Ways to Cut Carrier Costs, Introduce More Competition
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said the Navy is making good progress learning lessons…
Huntington Ingalls CEO ‘Concerned’ Over Delays in U.S. Navy Carrier Contracts
Mike Petters — chief executive officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) — said delays in U.S. Navy contracts for the…