Navy Takes Preliminary Acceptance of the Carrier John F. Kennedy as It Leaves Newport News

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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  Carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Completes Acceptance Sea Trials

  Newport News Shipbuilding, 42nd Street, Newport News, Virginia, 23607, United StatesHuntington Ingalls Industries

  

  Starts 08/15/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better47 days agoHII^[1][4] release datelined 'NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 15, 2026': HII 'announced today' that NNS 'has successfully completed acceptance sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)'.

  HII's Newport News Shipbuilding completed acceptance sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, clearing the way for the Navy's preliminary acceptance after delivery slipped from 2025.

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• Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

  HII Wins a $5.1 Billion Overhaul of the Carrier Harry S. Truman as It Arrives at Newport News

  Newport News Shipbuilding, 42nd Street, Newport News, Virginia, 23607, United StatesHuntington Ingalls Industries

  

  Starts 09/30/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1 day agoHII's^[1] contract announcement is dated 29 September 2026 and its arrival release and Naval Today's^[3] report confirm the carrier reached Newport News Shipbuilding on 30 September.

  The Navy awarded Newport News Shipbuilding a $5.1 billion contract on 29 September 2026 to refuel and overhaul the USS Harry S. Truman, which reached the yard on 30 September as the eighth Nimitz-class carrier to get the work.

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• Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

  Navy Awards HII $336 Million to Start Buying Parts for the Carrier William J. Clinton

  Newport News Shipbuilding, 42nd Street, Newport News, Virginia, 23607, United StatesHuntington Ingalls Industries

  

  Starts 09/04/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better27 days agoArmy Recognition^[1] and The Defense Post^[2] both report the long-lead-materials award to HII in the first week of September 2026, dated 4 September.

  On 4 September 2026 the Navy gave Newport News Shipbuilding a $336 million undefinitized contract for reactor equipment, heavy forgings and propulsion hardware for CVN 82, the fifth Ford-class carrier, due to be laid down in 2027.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  US Navy Commissions Holland as Its First Submarine

  Newport, Rhode Island, United StatesElectric Boat

  

  Starts 10/12/1900CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better126.0 years agoWikipedia’s^[2][3] USS Holland (SS-1) article dates her US Navy commissioning to 12 October 1900.

  The US Navy commissioned USS Holland (SS-1), designed by Irish-American engineer John Philip Holland, becoming the first submarine in an unbroken line of US Navy submarines.

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• Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

  Navy Orders 30 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels From Three Louisiana Shipyards, Including Saronic's Marauder

  Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United StatesUnited States Navy

  

  Starts 09/29/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2 days agogCaptain^[1] reports the Saronic award on 29 September 2026 and USNI^[2] News the same day reports three Louisiana shipyards building 30 drone ships in a $1.2 billion MUSV deal.

  On 29 September 2026 the Navy awarded production agreements for medium unmanned surface vessels to three Louisiana yards in a deal reported at $1.2 billion, with Saronic's 180-foot Marauder, built in Franklin, passing 140 test scenarios without failure.

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• Festival09/24/2026@CityDesk

  Blue Angels Return for the San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show

  Marina Green, Marina District, San Francisco, California, United StatesSan Francisco Fleet Week Association

  

  10/09/2026 - 10/11/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 8 daysScheduled, per fleetweeksf.org^[1][2]'s air show page: "October 9, 10, 11, 2026 Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 12:00 - 4:00 PM".

  The Navy's Blue Angels headline three afternoons of flying over the bay between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, a year after the federal shutdown kept them away.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  JFK's New Terminal One Phase 1 Slips to Late 2026

  John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York, USAThe New Terminal One

  

  Starts 11/30/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins5 months late65% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 65%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 60 daysGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "This opening date has been pushed back to November 2026 at the earliest".

  The first phase of JFK's $9.5BN New Terminal One, originally due in June 2026, will not open before November 2026 at the earliest.

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• Festival09/26/2026@CityDesk

  Miramar Air Show 2026 Brings the Blue Angels to MCAS Miramar

  MCAS Miramar Airfield, Venus Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92121, United StatesMarine Corps Air Station Miramar

  

  Starts 09/25/2026 3:00PM UTCSCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6 days agoThe show's own site gives "September 25-27, 2026 MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA", and its schedule lists "8:00 AM FLIGHTLINE GATES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC" and "5:00 PM FLIGHTLINE GATES CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC" on each of the three days (PDT, UTC-7).^[1]

  America's largest military air show returns to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego for three free days, 25-27 September 2026, headlined by the US Navy Blue Angels and themed for the nation's 250th anniversary.

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• Marine09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  PortMiami Breaks Ground on Royal Caribbean's Cruise Terminal G

  1080 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL 33132PortMiami

  

  01/08/2026 - 12/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins60% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 60%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence266 days agoMiami-Dade^[1] County's own release dates the groundbreaking, led by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Royal Caribbean Group CEO Jason Liberty, to January 8, 2026. Completion: PortMiami Director and CEO Hydi Webb, quoted by Miami Today, 8 Apr 2026: "that terminal will be completed in late 2027, December of 2027"; Miami-Dade County's groundbreaking release says Terminal G "is slated for completion in late 2027".

  Miami-Dade County and Royal Caribbean Group broke ground on a $345 million single-berth cruise terminal able to process about 7,000 passengers per ship call, with a multi-level garage and a ground-level intermodal hub, sized for Icon-class ships. Demolition of the terminal that stood on the site began in July 2025 and the new complex is slated for completion in late 2027.

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• Transport09/24/2026@BuildDesk

  JFK's $9.5 Billion New Terminal One Opens Its First Phase

  New Terminal 1, Terminal 1 Departures, Queens, Queens County, New York, 11430, United StatesPort Authority of New York and New Jersey

  

  Starts 03/31/2027DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins7 months late68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 181 daysEstimated from the operator's statement to The Points Guy^[2] (15 Sep 2026) that it "expects to begin welcoming passengers during the first quarter of 2027", taken as the quarter's last day; the Port Authority page says only "expected to open in 2027".

  The first phase of JFK's New Terminal One opens with its arrivals and departures halls and 14 gates, the start of a 2.6 million sq ft international terminal that will be the airport's largest.

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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  HMS Agamemnon, the Sixth Astute-Class Submarine, Sails for Sea Trials

  Devonshire Dock Hall, Cornmill Crossing, Hindpool, North Scale, Barrow, Westmorland and Furness, England, LA14 2GN, United KingdomBAE Systems

  

  Starts 09/25/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6 days agoThe Ministry of Defence release published on 25 September 2026: 'Latest Astute Class submarine, HMS Agamemnon has sailed from the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness.'^[1]

  The Royal Navy's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, HMS Agamemnon, left BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness yard to begin sea trials ahead of entering service, armed with Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk missiles.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  New Harbor Bridge Opens in Corpus Christi

  New Harbor Bridge, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

  

  Starts 06/28/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The long-awaited, $1.3 billion Harbor Bridge opened Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas".

  After years of safety-related construction halts and cost overruns, the new cable-stayed Harbor Bridge across Corpus Christi's ship channel finally opened to traffic in 2025.

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