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The future USS John F. Kennedy was scheduled to join the fleet this month but now isn’t on track for delivery until March ...
Two of the U.S. Navy’s most powerful aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Gerald R. Ford rendezvous in the ...
This story has been updated to include a statement from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding. The next Ford-class aircraft carrier ...
It is "unsurprising" that the second ship in a new class of aircraft carriers is delayed, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral ...
Carrier deployments may be a familiar sight here, but an escalating conflict in the Middle East made the Ford’s send-off feel ...
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier deployed from Naval Station Norfolk in the early hours of Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
As the sun hoists itself above the James River on a steamy summer day, families of sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford trudge through the humidity for one last glimpse of their loved ones, as they went ...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Last week was big for local Navy sailors, as they headed out to sea! The USS Gerald R Ford Carrier ...
USS John F. Kennedy and USS Enterprise carrier deliveries delayed due to Advanced Arresting Gear issues and supply chain ...
The U.S. Navy said the presence of its aircraft carriers have deterred adversaries from striking against the country's ...
Based on standard aircraft carrier cruising speeds, we can estimate that a carrier will take about six days to perform the ...
The USS Ford, America’s flagship 1,100-foot nuclear-powered carrier, is expected to be sent to Europe as soon as next week, making it the third US aircraft carrier group in the region, ...