The Ford-class represents a top-to-bottom redesign of the modern aircraft carrier. The A1B nuclear reactor delivers vastly ...

One of the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers is delayed by two years, stretching the schedule to build the future USS Doris ...

The Essex-class aircraft carrier was undoubtedly the most important warship class the United States has ever built. No, the ...

The Navy is reviewing the design and costs of its Ford-class aircraft carrier, one of its most high-tech and expensive warships.

President Joe Biden announced Monday that two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers would be named after former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. "Each knows firsthand the weight ...

Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a pattern—carved out by the US Navy for others to emulate. What You Need to Know: The ...

The Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here in Souda Bay, Greece, cost roughly $13 billion to manufacture. (MCS3 Hannah Donahue/U.S. Navy) Recently ousted Navy Secretary ...

Spanning 1,092 feet long — three times the length of a football field — Nimitz-class warships like the USS George H.W. Bush are the largest aircraft carriers.

Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a pattern—carved out by the US Navy for others to emulate. Modern aircraft carriers are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. During the process, the supercarrier's nuclear reactors will be ...

With their low cost-per-shot and relatively deep magazines, laser weapons and other directed energy systems could potentially ...