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 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 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 ...

Two future Ford-class aircraft carriers are being named after Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. It's the US Navy convention to name nuclear-powered flattops after presidents, with some ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

EMALS had significant problems as late as 2020 ... France’s next generation aircraft carrier, known as PANG. The Navy is currently looking to build at least four Ford-class carriers: Gerald ...

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 ...

Ford. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the future carriers Clinton and Bush will "serve as lasting tributes to each leader’s legacy in service of the United States." "Aircraft ...