The Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed acceptance sea trials of the highly anticipated John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, with a total displacement of 100,000 tons.
HII, America’s largest shipbuilder, delivers the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain mission technologies to U.S. and allied defense customers.
Boasting a 140-year history and a workforce of 45,000, the Newport News division is one arm of the company that produces the most unmanned underwater vehicles for the U.S. Navy and the world…