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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Ford aircraft carrier, and witness part of the exercise. "This is a rehearsal and we're going to get it right," said USS Gerald R. Ford commander Capt. Rick Burgess. Burgess discussed the carrier ...

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 ...

The Admiral Kuznetsov of Russia is the only operational aircraft carrier, known for its steam turbine propulsion and the ...