HII Completes Successful Acceptance Sea Trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)

US Navy’s 100,000-Ton Aircraft Carrier John F. Kennedy Completes Acceptance Sea Trials

The vessel left Newport News on Aug. 12 and returned on Aug. 15 after undergoing a series of tests to evaluate key ship systems.

HII Completes Successful Acceptance Sea Trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding has successfully completed acceptance sea trials for John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the U.S. Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier.

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Completes Successful Acceptance Sea Trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed acceptance sea...

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Completes Successful Acceptance Sea Trials of John F. Kennedy ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed acceptance sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford -class nuclear-powered…

John F. Kennedy completes acceptance sea trials

The future USS John F. Kennedy has reached another milestone as the aircraft carrier moves closer to joining the U.S. Navy fleet.

HII completes sea trials of John F. Kennedy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, clearing next step toward U.S. Navy delivery

John F. Kennedy returned to Newport News after additional at-sea testing and evaluation of major ship systems and components. The carrier had already completed builder’s sea trials earlier this year, marking a previous step in its test programme. The latest trials brought together Newport News shipbuilders, John F. Kennedy sailors and Navy personnel to evaluate ship operations at sea. HII said the work demonstrated the performance of systems and…