Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding
!Aerial view of the Newport News shipyard in 1994. Visible in the drydocks are [USS Long Beach) and USNS Gilliland](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/NewportNewsShipyard%2Caerialview%2COct1994.jpeg/330px-NewportNewsShipyard%2Caerialview%2COct1994.jpeg)
Newport News Shipbuilding
The shipyard is a major employer for the lower Virginia Peninsula, portions of Hampton Roads south of the James River) and the harbor, portions of the Middle Peninsula region, and even some northeastern counties of North Carolina.
Newport News Shipbuilding
The shipyard is building two Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)), and USS Enterprise (CVN-80)).