100,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of US Navy passes acceptance sea trials

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…

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