Even as the builder sea trials mark the final stage in the construction of the warship, it is a reminder that CVN-79 won't be available for service for nearly two years.
F/A-18 Super Hornets multirole fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft, and two MH-60S/R Seahawk helicopters flew in formation over CVN-78 ...
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US Navy’s 100,000 ton Ford-class supercarrier sets sail for first open sea test
The U.S. Navy’s next Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy ...
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Next U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Sets Sail for Sea Trials
The next Gerald R. Ford class supercarrier, to be known as the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), set sail under its own power from Newport News for the first time on Jan. 28, 2026 to begin manufacturer ...
The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) aircraft carrier departed Newport News Shipbuilding on January 28th en route for her first round of Sea Trials.
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Family of crew members assigned to the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) gathered at Naval Station Norfolk the morning of June 24, 2025 to say goodbye ...
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world… ...
USS Ford (CVN-78) represents a generational leap in the Navy’s power projection strategy. While the US Navy’s 10 Nimitz-class supercarriers have earned their reputation as true forces of power ...
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