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

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. Ford-class represents the culmination of this evolution, incorporating ...

Deadly missiles, weapons which can destroy anything…, these are five most dangerous aircraft carriers in the world, US on top ...

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.

Unlike America's newest class of carrier, the Gerald R. Ford class, which supports up to 90 aircraft, the Admiral Kuznetsov only houses up to 24 fighter jets and 12 helicopters. The one ...

The USS Ford is the most advanced aircraft carrier the US has ever built. The tally for the total cost is $13.3 billion, nearly 30% more than initial estimates. However, more costs are expected.

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 ...

USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group conducted its final training exercise recently in the Atlantic Ocean, preparing for a ...

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 ...

Besides the Gerald R. Ford, the rest of the aircraft carriers are the Nimitz-class. The Center for Strategic and International Studies' China Power Project said: "The Fujian's catapults are ...

As we learned during our tour of the new USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, the former president's clumsiness almost cost him his life as a young sailor. During World War II, Ford served as a ...