The Navy took preliminary acceptance of the future USS John F. Kennedy from Newport News Shipbuilding on September 29, 2026, ...

The US Navy has begun F-35C flight testing aboard the PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), marking a major milestone for Ford-class ...

The USS John F. Kennedy, the US Navy’s next aircraft carrier, is currently pursuing “at-sea testing”—the final necessary step before its expected commissioning next March.

The landing confirmed that the USS John F. Kennedy could recover an F-35C using its Advanced Arresting Gear, marking a key ...

Two F-35 test pilots from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), fly F-35C Lightning II fighter aircraft to the PCU John F. Kennedy ...

A F-35C Lightning II made a trapped landing and catapult launch aboard the future USS John F. Kennedy off the U.S. Atlantic ...

The U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier is one step closer to entering service. Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered carrier to be built.

The U.S. Navy has taken preliminary acceptance of the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), allowing the aircraft carrier and its crew to carry out more testing and training at sea. The milestone was ...

John F. Kennedy carrier is 99% complete, Navy says ...

US Navy's F-35C Lightning II fighter aircraft made its first-ever arrested landing & takeoff aboard its Ford-class aircraft ...

USS John F. Kennedy has completed the Navy’s acceptance sea trials, one of the final steps before the much-delayed $13.2 billion second USS Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier officially joins the ...

An F-35C Lightning II made an arrested landing on the PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), marking the first time an F-35C lands on a Ford-class aircraft carrier. The U.S. Navy has released photos of the ...