Few weapons platforms in human history have shaped geopolitics as profoundly as the aircraft carrier. Since World War II, these floating airbases have served as the cornerstone of American military ...

Aircraft carriers don’t just project power — they define it. When a Ford-class carrier enters a region, governments notice, alliances strengthen, and adversaries recalculate. But what makes the USS ...

The Navy has revised the projected delivery date of the aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller to 2034 — two years later than previously expected. The new date for delivery of the fourth Gerald R.

The future of the world's most expensive warship program is in doubt, according to the Associated Press. The long-delayed, much-scrutinized Ford-class carrier series is under review, and on Tuesday, ...

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 37, lands on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, April 11, 2026. US ...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Paul Spedero Jr., Vice Director, Joint Staff, second from right, salutes U.S. Sailors on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS ...

The Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here in Souda Bay, Greece, cost roughly $13 billion to manufacture. (MCS3 Hannah Donahue/U.S. Navy) Recently ousted Navy Secretary ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy is finalizing a new study that is examining the Ford-class carrier to determine whether it should alter the design of the next two in the class, Secretary of the Navy ...

On Friday, June 18, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the first scheduled explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The first-in-class aircraft carrier was ...

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, deployed in operations against Iran, is expected to temporarily pull into port after a fire on board, U.S. officials said on ...

NORFOLK, Va., (WAVY) — The U.S. Navy is planning to use a Ford-Class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to power Naval Station Norfolk, a Navy spokesperson told 10 on your side. The experiment is a way ...