HII's Newport News unit reaches preliminary acceptance of CVN 79

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HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Achieves Preliminary Acceptance of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)

September 29, 2026 3:45 PM EDT

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has achieved preliminary acceptance of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Preliminary acceptance, the final step before formal delivery to the U.S. Navy, allows the Navy to begin underway test and evaluation of Kennedys unique systems and for the crew to gain operational proficiency. CVN 79 successfully... More