The U.S. Navy remains arguably unparalleled in terms of lethality and capability. As hostilities in the Red Sea continue to ...

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base ...

Kennedy at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, replacing a departing Nimitz-class carrier. Electrical upgrades at the base will begin in 2026 to support the Ford-class carrier's power requirements.

One of the last technical advantages U.S. aircraft carriers have over their Chinese counterparts is close to dissolving. Deep ...

Ford-Class Carriers: A $13 Billion Bet on America’s Naval Future America’s great love affair with the aircraft carrier continues unabated, with the creation of the Ford- class aircraft carrier.

With the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan in Bremerton in 2024, the city now hosts two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft ...

First deployed by the United States on the Ford-class carriers, these catapults are attached to a plane’s nose, rapidly propelling it forward and allowing it to take off. This is achieved ...

“The Navy proposes to replace an older Nimitz-class aircraft carrier at NBK-Bremerton with the next-generation Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy,” according to a statement from U ...

USS John F. Kennedy is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier to be built for the US Navy. The ship was reportedly 50% structurally complete as of June 2017. Kennedy is currently under ...

The valve manifold assembly was installed in a pump room on Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80).

The Navy plans to move the USS Nimitz to Norfolk, VA in 2026 and proposes to homeport the Ford-class USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) as early as 2029. Although two carriers with their thousands of ...