The EMALS is an electromagnetic catapult that relies upon a linear induction motor, rather than a traditional steam piston, ...

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

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

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

Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air Forces, is confident the Navy will fly its MQ-25s this year and integrate ...

The Ford-class is most assuredly the world’s finest aircraft carrier. Costing $13 billion per unit, the Ford-class is also the most expensive warship ever assembled.

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 ...

Ford carriers, which are bigger and more capable ... Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that aircraft carriers “are the centerpiece of America’s naval forces,” and the ...

The next nuclear-powered aircraft carriers to be constructed will bear the names of two living presidents. President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the next Gerald R. Ford-class 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 ...