Gerald R. Ford is a first-in-class aircraft carrier and the first new aircraft carrier designed in more than 40 years. Ford is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean.

The White House announced Monday that the Navy will name the two latest Ford-class aircraft carriers after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The future USS William J. Clinton and ...

The following is the Jan. 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: ...

ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a successful replenishment-at-sea (RAS) February 8 marking the ship's first time receiving fuel from a replenishment ship in more than 24 ...

The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.

The external drop tanks that are so integral to an aircraft carrier's power ... will follow Ford, with commissionings planned for 2020 and 2025, respectively. The three ships are expected to ...

2020 The Navy plans on naming its fourth Ford-class aircraft carrier after World War II hero Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller, an African-American sailor recognized for his heroism during the 1941 attack ...

President Biden announced the names of new Navy aircraft carriers: USS William J. Clinton and USS George W. Bush, which will ...

According to the Navy, the Ford-class of aircraft carrier is the first new class in more than 40 years and begins the phased replacement of Nimitz-class carriers. Clinton — who did not serve in ...

According to the Navy, the Ford-class of aircraft carrier is the first new class in more than 40 years and begins the phased replacement of Nimitz-class carriers. Clinton -- who did not serve in ...

The nation’s next two aircraft ... carriers in the fleet, with three more in various stages of construction. The ships will be the latest to enter the fleet as part of the new class of Gerald R ...