Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now facing a two-year delivery delay, pushing its arrival to March 2027. -The ...

The US Navy's next aircraft carrier is almost finished but faces challenges with its elevators, among other technology. The advanced weapons elevators were previously an issue on the first-in-class ...

The U.S. Navy faces a “glaring” aircraft carrier shortage, a “tragedy” of American manufacturing, as it builds less than 1% ...

The U.S. Navy has established a new program office to manage the planning and procurement of the proposed next-generation aircraft carrier CVN-79 John F. Kennedy, a Gerald R. Ford-class ship. The new ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division (NNS) recently began topside testing of the electromagnetic aircraft ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — 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.

Nine days after christening the U.S. Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division launched John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) into ...

With the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan in Bremerton in 2024, the city now hosts two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The Navy plans to move the USS Nimitz to Norfolk, VA in 2026 and ...

One of Hollywood's biggest stars recently paid a visit to U.S. Navy sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).Top Gun: Maverick producer and star Tom Cruise was ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Ford-class carriers, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford, are the latest class designed to replace the aging Nimitz-class. With cutting-edge features... What You Need ...