The USS Carl Vinson is conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, with the George Washington in Japan and ...

Ten vessels encompass the U.S. Navy's fleet of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The Kennedy had been out of service for the ...

The Navy’s first unmanned tanker is set to come to an aircraft carrier in 2026, according to the commander of Naval Air ...

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

Analysts with RAND Corp. argue the US Navy needs drone aircraft carriers and envision a whole new strike group to surround ...

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

The new Electric Launch System for Unmanned Aircraft allows UAS operations on a variety of vessels, including aircraft ...

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

During his term, he oversaw the Global War on Terror, a global military campaign launched in the aftermath ... The Navy currently has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, according to the ...

13 (UPI) --Two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, to be constructed "in the ... Ford, or CVN 78, launched in October 2013. Advertisement The USS Ronald Reagan, named after the 40th president ...

They boast several high-tech upgrades, such as an electromagnetic catapult for launching planes ... 11th and 12th presidents to have a nuclear aircraft carrier named after them.

A traditional carrier — not counting its wing of 30 to 90 manned aircraft such as the F-35C fighter — is formidably expensive: around $11 billion each for a 100,000-ton US Ford-class nuclear-powered ...