The Gerald R. Ford class is the future aircraft carrier replacement class for Enterprise and Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport ...

Over the decades, aircraft carriers have evolved from converted cruisers to purpose-built floating airbases. The Gerald R.

T he USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world and the first of its class, ushering in the next generation of naval aviation for the U.S. Navy. Being the first ...

Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, CVN-81, and CVN-82 are the first five ships in the Navy’s new Gerald R ...

The new aircraft carrier’s propulsion system suffered a previously undisclosed failure in January, forcing the ship to return to port. The U.S. Navy is considering whether to buy its next two ...

China's new amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, has an electromagnetic catapult system that makes it essentially a light ...

Speed can be crucial in fighting at sea, and some vessels stand out as particularly quick. What they lack in armor and firepower, they make up in velocity.

The new aircraft carrier may not be ready to deploy until 2024, according to recent congressional testimony.

The new USS Gerald R. Ford, the first new aircraft carrier design from the US Navy in four decades, boasts a slew of improved features that separate it from the previous Nimitz class carriers.

Watch a time-lapse video that shows the U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the PCU Gerald Ford, under construction. It is the first ship of the next-generation class of nuclear-powered aircraft ...

The US Navy's newest aircraft carrier — the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford — is setting sail on its first deployment. The ship is the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier and features a ...