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HII Ceremoniously Lays Keel Of Enterprise (CVN 80) Aircraft Carrier

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Saturday, August 27, 2022

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII), Americas only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and leading provider of mission-driven defense technologies, celebrated the ceremonial keel-laying of aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division today.

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  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII), Americas only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and leading provider of mission-driven defense technologies, celebrated the ceremonial keel-laying of aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division today.
  • Ledecky attended in person, while Biles participated via video, as the pair marked the important first milestone in construction of the aircraft carrier.
  • Our aircraft carriers would not be possible without the designers and builders right here at Newport News Shipbuilding, Raven said.
  • Enterprise is the first aircraft carrier not only designed digitally, but also being built digitally using visual work instructions on laptops and tablets rather than paper drawings.