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2. Newport News Shipbuilding - Wikipedia

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   Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both naval and commercial ships. Located in the city of Newport News, Virginia, its facilities span more than 550 acres (2.2 km 2). The shipyard is a major employer, not only for the lower Virginia Peninsula, but ...

3. Huntington Ingalls Industries - Wikipedia

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   Huntington Ingalls Industries. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) is the largest military shipbuilding company in the United States as well as a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. HII, ranked No. 375 on the Fortune 500, was formed on 31 March 2011, as a divestiture from Northrop Grumman. [5][6]

4. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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   The carrier was assembled at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (formerly Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding) in Newport News, Virginia. This is the only shipyard in the United States that can build nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

5. USS Gerald R. Ford - Wikipedia

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   On 10 September 2008, the U.S. Navy signed a $5.1 billion contract with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, to design and construct the carrier. Northrop had begun advance construction of the carrier under a $2.7 billion contract in 2005.

6. USS Enterprise (CVN-65) - Wikipedia

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   In April 2008, Enterprise entered the Northrop-Grumman Newport News shipyard for a scheduled 18-month Extended Docking Selected Restricted Availability, with a projected completion date of September 2009. As maintenance was performed, costs continued to rise above projections and the completion date repeatedly slid.

7. The Apprentice School - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.as.edu. The Apprentice School is a four to eight-year apprenticeship vocational school founded in 1919 and operated by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Newport News in the U.S. state of Virginia. The school trains students for careers in the shipbuilding industry.

8. Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   [134] [135] HII Newport News Shipbuilding was awarded a long-lead materials contract for two Block V boats in 2017, the first Block Vs for the company. [ 136 ] On 2 December 2019, the Navy announced an order for nine new Virginia -class submarines—eight Block Vs and one Block IV—for a total contract price of $22 billion with an option for a ...

9. USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) - Wikipedia

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   On 30 September 2010, Northrop Grumman announced that preparations were under way to begin construction. [10] On 25 February 2011, the Navy conducted the First Cut of Steel ceremony at Northrop Grumman in Newport News, signalling the formal start of construction for John F. Kennedy. [11] [12]