The National Interest on MSN2d
The Navy Is Preparing to Commission Its Next Ford-class Carrier
The Ford-class USS John F. Kennedy is expected to reach operational capacity by the end of the decade. USS Nimitz just ...
National Security Journal on MSN1d
The Navy Better Pray the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Doesn’t Fail
With continued budget support, the Ford-class is set to dominate future maritime warfare, ensuring that the U.S. Navy remains ...
Kitsap Sun19d
Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carrier may come to Bremerton as early as 2029
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.
The Aviationist on MSN6d
USS Nimitz Sets Sail For Likely Final Deployment
Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base ...
Business Insider2d
The shipbuilding industrial base is warning that the US Navy's aircraft carrier delay could be a disaster
If long intervals between Ford-class carriers continue, 71% of ACIBC businesses forecast significant cost increases to their products and a reduction in the workforce, according to a recent survey.
From USS Nimitz to USS Ranger: Aircraft carriers homeported in Bremerton over the decades
With the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan in Bremerton in 2024, the city now hosts two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft ...
Stars and Stripes23d
Naval Base Kitsap would swap oldest aircraft carrier for newest under Navy plan
“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 ...
NBC News27d
China is working on an enormous aircraft carrier that rivals the biggest in the U.S. fleet, analysts say
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 ...
Aviation Pros11d
DM3D Powers First 3D-Printed Valve Manifold Assembly Installed on U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
The valve manifold assembly was installed in a pump room on Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80).