Shipyards · Newport News, VA
Newport News Shipbuilding
As of December 2025 the 26,000-person yard, sole builder of U.S. nuclear carriers, had CVN 79 preparing for sea trials (delivery expected March 2027) and CVN 80 and 81 under construction, and was co-building Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines with Electric Boat. It received the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) refueling and complex overhaul contract on September 29, 2026.
- Owner
- HII
- Type
- Build and repair
- Ownership
- Private
- Segments
- Navy
- Workforce
- 26,000
Hulls built here
| Hull | Name | Program | Status | Launched | Delivered | Planned delivery | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVN-79 | John F. Kennedy | Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class | Launched | 2019-10-29 | — | 2027-03 | Source |
| CVN-80 | Enterprise | Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class | Under construction | — | — | 2030-07 | Source |
| CVN-81 | Doris Miller | Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class | Under construction | — | — | 2032-02 | Source |
| SSN-796 | New Jersey | Virginia (SSN-774) class | Delivered | — | 2024-04 | — | Source |
| SSN-798 | Massachusetts | Virginia (SSN-774) class | Delivered | — | 2025-11-21 | — | Source |
| SSN-800 | Arkansas | Virginia (SSN-774) class | Launched | — | — | — | Source |
| SSN-802 | Oklahoma | Virginia (SSN-774) class | Under construction | — | — | — | Source |
| SSN-804 | Barb | Virginia (SSN-774) class | Under construction | — | — | — | Source |
| SSN-806 | Wahoo | Virginia (SSN-774) class | Under construction | — | — | — | Source |
| SSN-807 | Silversides | Virginia (SSN-774) class | Under construction | — | — | — | Source |
| SSN-809 | Long Island | Virginia (SSN-774) class | Ordered | — | — | — | Source |
| SSN-811 | Miami | Virginia (SSN-774) class | Ordered | — | — | — | Source |
Capital projects
Multi-Class Submarine Production Facility
HII broke ground in February 2023 on a Multi-Class Submarine Production Facility at Newport News, jointly funded by the Navy and HII and adaptable to Columbia- and Virginia-class construction, part of $1.9 billion in NNS capital investment from 2016 to 2025. The facility's cost was not disclosed.