April 15, 2025: On February 12th the aircraft carrier Truman (CVN-75) received a small gash in its hull and damage to its right side aircraft elevator when it collided with a merchant ships while ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the first of its class and the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world with the ability to launch and recover aircraft at much faster rates, while also ...

Ford (CVN 78) in 2023. After the Kennedy, the next Gerald R. Ford class carrier will be the USS Enterprise (CVN 80), followed by the USS Doris Miller (CVN 81), USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82), and ...

Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport News Shipbuilding ... The new A1B reactor, Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and Dual Band Radar (DBR) all ...

Ford (CVN 78) is a $13.32 billion aircraft carrier ... an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (as opposed to steam-driven catapults), and an advanced arresting gear instead of the old hydraulic ...