HII Wins $528M San Diego Aircraft Carrier Maintenance Contract
Newport News Shipbuilding won a $528.4 million contract to maintain U.S. Navy aircraft carriers in California, according to a Monday…
VIDEO: USS Gerald R. Ford Makes Norwegian Port Call, Kremlin Calls Visit ‘Illogical, Harmful’
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) pulled into Oslo, Norway on Wednesday for a port call to the Norwegian…
Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Departs Norfolk for Worldwide Deployment
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group left Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday afternoon for its first global deployment, USNI…
Navy: USS Gerald R. Ford Set to Deploy in May, Kennedy Deployment Schedule Unaffected by Delivery Change
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – First-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is set to deploy the first week of May following…
USS Gerald R. Ford Needs Parts from Carrier Kennedy for Repairs; Navy Says ‘Cannibalization’ Won’t Delay JFK Schedule
The Navy is taking parts from an aircraft carrier currently under construction and placing them on USS Gerald R. Ford…
Navy Shifts Future Carrier JFK to Single-Phase Delivery With F-35C Modifications Included
The Navy today issued a contract modification to move its next Ford-class aircraft carrier to a more traditional single-phase delivery,…
Stop-Work Order Lifted at NASSCO-Norfolk After Fire Safety Walk-Through, Training
This post has been updated to include additional comments from Newport News Shipbuilding. A stop-work order at a Virginia repair…
Navy Weighing Costs, Timelines of Bringing F-35Cs to Carrier JFK
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy is mulling how it will accelerate adding the capability for the next Ford-class aircraft carrier…
House, Senate Defense Bill Signs Off on New Shipbuilding Programs, Restricts Others
Leaders from the House and Senate armed services committees agreed to a $738 billion Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization…
VIDEO: Carrier John F. Kennedy Christened
The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) was christened Saturday morning during a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News…