The Ford-class is pricey, but the Navy can’t just throw away its ability to launch fighter jets from the sea. The journey of ...

The dual-band radar (DBR) aboard the Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the ship’s primary sensor system, ...

The EMALS is an electromagnetic catapult that relies upon a linear induction motor, rather than a traditional steam piston, to launch aircraft. The Ford-class aircraft carriers are the most expensive ...

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

After the 1960s, Ford exited from the top-tier prototype class and competed in production-focused class racing around the ...

The White House announced Monday that the Navy will name the two latest Ford-class aircraft carriers after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The future USS William J. Clinton and ...

Bush and Bill Clinton. The White House announced the names of the two future Gerald R. Ford-class ships Monday. “The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS George W.

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson and former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison rebuilt shattered ties with ...

Ford (CVN-78). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky) The official statement notes that the names follow the Navy tradition of often naming aircraft carriers ...