As the Nimitz-class carriers retire, fielding their Ford-class replacements in a timely manner is imperative. Delays to ...

Like the chef of a rival restaurant, China has been closely studying the ingredients that make up U.S. aircraft carriers—and ...

The Admiral Kuznetsov was meant to be the pride of the Soviet navy, but the USSR went out of business soon after it was ...

The U.S. is losing the hypersonic arms race to China—but a formidable, new weapon could change the game. When the U.S. Navy’s ...

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr.

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 Admiral Kuznetsov of Russia is the only operational aircraft carrier, known for its steam turbine propulsion and the ...

China has “the world’s leading hypersonic missile arsenal” that can threaten U.S. Navy ships, according to the Defense ...

FORD — Two F-18 fighter jets roared above the USS Gerald R. Ford, flying past the aircraft carrier in the direction ... The strike group’s Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyers ...

The Ford-class aircraft carriers are the most expensive warships ever... Stop Building Them: The article discusses the U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers ...

Besides the Gerald R. Ford, the rest of the aircraft carriers are the Nimitz-class. The Center for Strategic and International Studies' China Power Project said: "The Fujian's catapults are ...