The U.S. Navy’s second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), has completed acceptance sea trials. Next up is the preliminary acceptance stage, which will clear the way for the Navy to begin at-sea testing of Kennedy’s unique systems.
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), the Virginia-based HII division building the carrier, announced that John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) had completed its acceptance sea trials. The second ship in the Ford class, Kennedy returned to the shipyard following the at-sea testing. The carrier had already completed builder’s sea trials earlier this year.
Navy Personnel Also on Board for John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier (CVN 79)
During the trials, NNS shipyard workers, Kennedy’s crew and Navy personnel worked together to test and evaluate the carrier’s operational systems. Derek Murphy, NNS vice president of new construction aircraft carrier programs, described the trials as a reflection of the work put in by thousands of people to get CVN 79 ready for the fleet.
With acceptance sea trials now complete, the next step for the carrier is preliminary acceptance.
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Source: C4Defence– HIII
