The United States has 11 commissioned aircraft carriers as of October 2026. The fleet ...

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 ...

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 ...

The United States has 11 aircraft carriers spread across the world. Ten are Nimitz-class carriers, including the USS Abraham Lincoln, currently involved in air operations against Iran in Operation ...

Norfolk Naval Shipyard welcomed USS Gerald R. Ford on July 7 ahead of the aircraft carrier’s Planned Incremental Availability. The U.S. Navy said the arrival marks the first time a Ford-class aircraft ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The U.S. Navy faces challenges in maintaining its mandated 11 nuclear aircraft carriers' ...

NEWPORT NEWS — All three aircraft carriers under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding are well over budget and significantly delayed. The Ford-class carriers are taking about five years longer to ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The USS Nimitz, the Navy's oldest nuclear carrier, is on its farewell tour before ...

The Navy has revised the projected delivery date of the aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller to 2034 — two years later than previously expected. The new date for delivery of the fourth Gerald R.

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 ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to develop a plan to replace the electromagnetic catapults planned for the future USS Doris Miller with steam-powered equipment, potentially ...