<P> On 10 September 2008 , the U.S. Navy signed a $5.1 billion contract with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News , Virginia , to design and construct the carrier . Northrop had begun advance construction of the carrier under a $2.7 billion contract in 2005 . The carrier was constructed at the Huntington Ingalls ( formerly Northrop Grumman ) Newport News Shipbuilding facilities in Newport News , Virginia , which employs 19,000 workers . </P>
<P> On 10 September 2008 , the U.S. Navy signed a $5.1 billion contract with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News , Virginia , to design and construct the carrier . Northrop had begun advance construction of the carrier under a $2.7 billion contract in 2005 . The carrier was constructed at the Huntington Ingalls ( formerly Northrop Grumman ) Newport News Shipbuilding facilities in Newport News , Virginia , which employs 19,000 workers . </P>
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Huntington Ingalls ( formerly Northrop Grumman ) Newport News Shipbuilding facilities in Newport News , Virginia
Huntington Ingalls ( formerly Northrop Grumman ) Newport News Shipbuilding facilities in Newport News , Virginia