HII Hits Milestone on John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Carrier
July 11 2022 - 12:15PM
HII (NYSE: HII), America’s only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft
carriers and leading provider of mission-driven defense
technologies, announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding
division has reached a significant milestone in the compartment and
systems construction of aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79).
Newport News recently turned over to the ship’s crew the 1,000th
compartment of the 2,615 total spaces. The milestone reflects the
shipyard’s steady progress toward delivery of the ship to the Navy.
Newport News has also installed more than 9.8 million feet of
cable, or more than 1,800 miles, of the approximately 10.5 million
feet of cable on John F. Kennedy.
The most recently completed spaces include electrical and
engineering. This allows sailors assigned to the pre-commissioning
unit to increase training on the ship while final outfitting and
testing progresses.
Photos accompanying this release are available at:
https://newsroom.hii.com/releases/hii-milestone-john-f-kennedy-cvn-79-carrier.
“Our shipbuilders are highly skilled, determined and working
incredibly hard to bring Kennedy to life,” said Lucas Hicks, vice
president, New Construction Aircraft Carrier Programs CVN 78 and
CVN 79. “This is about equipping our sailors with the most advanced
aircraft carrier ever built for the U.S. Navy. We are proud to
execute for the customer, and finalize the remaining equipment,
systems and compartments that will bring us closer to delivering
the ship to the Navy.”
John F. Kennedy, the second in the Ford class, is scheduled to
be delivered to the Navy in 2024. Two other Ford-class aircraft
carriers are currently under construction at Newport News:
Enterprise (CVN 80) and Doris Miller (CVN 81).
The Ford-class aircraft carriers are the first to be designed
100% digitally. Although the ships were designed in a digital
environment, paper drawings are still used during the construction
process. John F. Kennedy represents a transition to a new digital
construction process, with shipbuilders beginning to use visual
work instructions on laptops and tablets rather than paper
drawings. Enterprise will be the first carrier totally built using
the digital tools.
Ford-class enhancements incorporated into the design include
flight deck changes, improved weapons handling systems and a
redesigned island, all resulting in increased aircraft
sortie-generation rates. The Ford class also features new nuclear
power plants, increased electrical power-generation capacity,
allowance for future technologies, and reduced workload for
sailors, translating to a smaller crew size and reduced operating
costs for the Navy. Construction processes on Ford-class carriers
are enabled by workforce learning that took place on USS Gerald R.
Ford (CVN 78) and those lessons are being applied throughout the
Ford-class.
As America recognizes the 100-year legacy of aircraft carriers
this year, all nuclear-powered aircraft carriers operating in the
U.S. Navy fleet today were built at Newport News.
HII is an all-domain defense and technologies partner,
recognized worldwide as America’s largest shipbuilder. With a
135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national
security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most
powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned
systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in
mission-driven solutions that support and enable an all-domain
force. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s skilled workforce is 44,000
strong. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: https://www.hii.com/
- HII on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamHII
- HII on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WeAreHII
- HII on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WeAreHII
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/7c7fe596-b996-49ef-b4de-6e2e0f3656cb
Contact:
Todd CorilloTodd.T.Corillo@hii-co.com (757) 688-3220
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