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 Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

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 dual-band radar (DBR) aboard the Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the ship’s primary sensor system, ...

The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, CVN-81, CVN-82, and CVN-83 are the first six ships in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs).

Two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers will bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush. The lead ship, the Gerald R. Ford, is seen here traversing through ...

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 ...

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 ...