Few weapons platforms in human history have shaped geopolitics as profoundly as the aircraft carrier. Since World War II, these floating airbases have served as the cornerstone of American military ...

The US Navy has announced a plan to power a base from the USS Gerald R. Ford. If successful, other carriers could be used for that purpose in the future. The United States military continues to test ...

Closely monitored through radar and satellite surveillance, the Ford-class is widely regarded as the most technologically ...

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 37, lands on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, April 11, 2026. US ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the US navy to abandon electromagnetic catapults on future Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carriers and return to the steam-powered launch systems used on older Nimitz ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), lead ship of the Gerald R. Ford class. Credit: Aerial-motion/Shutterstock.com. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has secured a ...