https://arkies2.co.uk/2026/10/03/u-s-navy-has-taken-preliminary-acceptance-of-its-second-gerald-r-ford-class-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carrier-the-future-uss-john-f-kennedy-cvn-79-from-hii-newport-news-shipbui/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-10-03T13:36:18+00:00U.S. Navy has taken “preliminary acceptance” of its second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), from HII Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS), on Sept. 29. The preliminary acceptance, which followed the successful completion of acceptance trials in August, will allow the ship and its crew to conduct at-sea testing and build proficiency underway while the shipbuilder completes final ship systems testing prior to formal delivery of the ship in Spring 2027. The carrier departed NNS on Sept. 29 and will transition to Naval Station Norfolk. According to the Navy, John F. Kennedy is approximately 99 percent complete, with all major systems completed. The shipbuilder is currently completing final ship systems testing, including testing of the remaining four Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWEs). A Navy statement said that the “preliminary acceptance allows CVN 79 to be delivered to the U.S. Navy on the fastest path possible to achieve combat readiness.”https://arkies2.co.uk/2026/10/03/on-this-day-100-years-ago-in-1926-theroyal-navy-launched-its-first-named-operational-submarine-until-that-point-boats-were-only-given-numbers-hms-oberon-at-chatham-dockyard-she-would-serve-in-uk/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-10-03T10:22:51+00:00On this day, 100 years ago in 1926, the Royal Navy launched its first named operational submarine (until that point, boats were only given numbers), HMS Oberon, at Chatham Dockyard. She would serve in UK waters and the Mediterranean & was a training boat in WW2 after which she paid off.https://arkies2.co.uk/2026/10/03/40-years-ago-today-hms-tiger-arrived-in-spain-to-be-broken-up-she-was-the-next-to-last-active-royal-navy-cruiser-and-the-last6-inch-gun-in-the-fleet/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-10-03T10:06:17+00:0040 years ago today, HMS Tiger arrived in Spain to be broken up. She was the next-to-last active Royal Navy cruiser and the last6-inch gun in the Fleet.https://arkies2.co.uk/2026/10/03/royal-navys-sixth-attack-submarine-hms-agamemnon-debuts-in-home-port-of-faslane/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-10-03T09:51:12+00:00Royal Navy’s sixth attack submarine HMS Agamemnon debuts in home port of Faslanehttps://arkies2.co.uk/2026/10/02/the-u-s-navy-announced-a-5-1-billion-contract-issued-to-huntington-ingalls-industries-newport-news-shipbuilding-for-the-refueling-and-complex-overhaul-of-the-uss-harry-s-truman-the-multi-year-m/Arkies Naval News and Photosen-gb2026-10-02T15:06:21+00:00The U.S. Navy announced a $5.1 billion contract issued to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding for the Refueling and Complex Overhaul of the USS Harry S. Truman. The multi-year, mid-life maintenance process involves refueling two nuclear reactors and modernizing systems to keep the vessel operational for another 25 years. This carrier is the eighth Nimitz-class supercarrier to undergo an RCOH and the first under the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Maritime. In addition to standard maintenance, NNS will repair exterior cosmetic damage from a February 2025collision with the cargo ship Besiktas-M near the Suez Canal. The overhaul is expected to take at least three to four years, with the ship scheduled to complete the process in November 2031.