The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

Future Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered US aircraft carriers will be named after former presidents Bill Clinton and ...

A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier displaces approximately 100,000 long tons when fully loaded. Two nuclear reactors pour four steam turbines and four shafts, which produce 260,000 shaft horsepower.

Modern U.S. Navy aircraft carriers have typically been named after U.S. presidents, though there have been a few notable exceptions -- the USS Enterprise, USS Nimitz and the USS John C.

The Navy’s current aircraft carrier force consists of 11 nuclear carriers, including 10 Nimitz-class ships that entered service between 1975 and 2009, and the Gerald R. Ford, which was ...

The nation’s next two aircraft carriers will ... part of the new class of Gerald R. Ford carriers, which are bigger and more capable than the aging Nimitz-class ships that began entering the ...

BREMERTON — The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier left Bremerton on Tuesday to embark on its final training mission prior to global deployment. The warship will be at sea for about a month completing ...

There are 11 aircraft carriers in the current fleet, 10 of them are earlier Nimitz class ships. “The future USS William J. Clinton honors President William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United ...

The potent Phalanx CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) is one advanced method of doing just that, employed on the Nimitz ... carrier. In such a configuration, the aircraft serving with the model are ...

The newer aircraft carriers to be constructed will be faster and carry more technology than the older Nimitz ships. The increased automation will also require fewer sailors to crew them. "May God ...