At issue are two of the carrier’s more advanced systems, which are apparently experiencing teething problems. -Congressional ...

The U.S. Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers are redefining naval aviation with an unmatched air wing. -Armed with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, stealthy F-35Cs, EA-18G Growlers for electronic warfare, and ...

Like the chef of a rival restaurant, China has been closely studying the ingredients that make up U.S. aircraft carriers—and ...

Without a start date for CVN 82, USS William J. Clinton, thousands of suppliers are worried their production lines will go ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 16, 2025) – The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F.

FORD — Two F-18 fighter jets roared above the USS Gerald R. Ford, flying past the aircraft carrier in the direction of a destroyer sitting on the horizon. Four other destroyers were also spread ...

Continued problems with the advanced weapons elevators could affect the delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class carrier, Navy officials indicated.

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr.

Satellite imagery indicates that Beijing might already be working on its fourth aircraft carrier—and this carrier is likely to be nuclear-powered.

Former USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Enterprise-class aircraft carrier in Newport News, Virginia with future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) – February 16 ...