While the Nimitz returned to the South China Sea for operations, its sister ship, the Japan-based USS George Washington, was also underway on Sunday in waters near the Northeast Asian country, marking ...

The Ford-class aircraft carriers, despite their high cost (around $13 billion per unit) and developmental challenges, ...

When the Truman was operating against the Houthis, it “conducted 670 strikes and intercepted around 160 enemy drones and ...

The ship is nearing completion at Newport News Shipbuilding and is scheduled to join the fleet later this year.

As the Nimitz-class carriers retire, fielding their Ford-class replacements in a timely manner is imperative. Delays to several of the U.S. Navy’s upcoming programs continue to plague the service.

Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) – February 16, 2025 #ussjohnfkennedy #ussenterprise #cvn65 #cvn79 Nimitz will eventually be replaced by Gerald R. Ford class carrier USS ...

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 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 ...

Two future Ford-class aircraft carriers are being named after Presidents ... One controversy has been that the Nimitz-class carrier John C. Stennis honors a key lawmaker behind the funding of ...

Bush will become the fifth and sixth ships of the Ford class -- the class of ships that is slated to eventually replace the venerable Nimitz-class carriers that are in operation today.

The Navy’s newest carrier is the USS John F. Kennedy of the Gerald R. Ford-class. It was commissioned in June 2017. The John F. Kennedy was planned to replace the Nimitz in the fleet next ...