Because of delays in the JFK’s delivery, the US Navy will be short a carrier for nearly a year—at precisely the moment China ...
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – 6,000 pounds of military history can now be admired up close in Raleigh County. The Raleigh County ...
In early October 2025, the USS John F. Kennedy made major progress by performing its first nuclear propulsion tests in the ...
The U.S. Navy’s next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now facing a two-year delivery ...
The weight of military history descended upon Beckley as the Raleigh County Veterans and First Responders Museum fortified their outdoor display Thursday with the unveiling of a massive, three-ton ...
This story has been updated to include a statement from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding. The next Ford-class aircraft carrier is facing a two-year delay that will leave the Navy with ten carriers for ...
The U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $284.2 million in contract modifications to deliver the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) to the ...
Despite the attempts to streamline the carrier’s delivery process, delays remain due to issues with two critical systems: its arresting gear, crucial for aircraft landing, and its weapons elevators.
The U.S. Navy is constantly in the business of modernizing its force, refreshing older hulls, and pushing new technologies ...