Ford-class aircraft carriers would be named after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS George W. Bush (CVN 83 ...

Ford and future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the USS Enterprise (CVN-80), and USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) as part of the Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier class. There are 11 aircraft ...

An American aircraft carrier continued to patrol the South China Sea, and a Chinese "flattop" concluded a sea trial.

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. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). The Navy ...

and the future USS George W. Bush, or CVN 83, will join "the most capable, flexible and professional Navy that has ever put to sea." The aircraft carriers are expected to enter service in the mid ...