Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy's reliance on aircraft carriers, including the costly and technologically ambitious Ford-class carriers, faces growing scrutiny in an era of evolving threats ...

The Ford-class aircraft carrier is the U.S. Navy’s newest and most sophisticated vessel to date – and the first new class of carrier since the Nimitz class was first built in 1968.

Summary and What You Need to Know on the Ford Aircraft Carriers and Its High Cost: The high cost of the Ford-class aircraft carrier, which reaches $13 billion, is driven by advanced technologies ...

The Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier came about because the U.S.Navy believed it needed a replacement for its enduring Nimitz-class carriers. There are currently 10 of the ...

The USS Harry S. Truman transited the Suez Canal in Egypt to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East.

Ford class aircraft carriers for the United States Navy. While it is not the only U.S. Navy shipyard of its kind in the country, it's certainly the only one building aircraft carriers that will ...

China’s new Type 003 supercarrier returned last week from its fifth sea trial, which might have also included flight activity ...

Earlier this month two Bay District School teachers boarded the USS Gerald R. Ford for the Navy League’s Educator at Sea ...

(Janes/Michael Fabey) The ships of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, anchored by aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), recently completed their first at-sea integrated training in the Atlantic ...

Ford-class aircraft carrier, the Enterprise. On October 31, more than 100 million gallons of water filled the dry dock, which floated the Enterprise's hull section for the first time, allowing it ...

with USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) having commenced RCOH in 2013. The next generation of aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford class (CVN 78) was ordered in 2008 and is slated to be delivered in ...