Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

America’s newest aircraft carrier is the USS Gerald R. Ford, the only non- Nimitz class ship in the fleet and the first of ...

and the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as well as a Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine after the city of Groton, Connecticut. Only the lead ship of the class of aircraft carriers, the ...

Two future Ford-class aircraft carriers are being named after Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. It's the US Navy convention to name nuclear-powered flattops after presidents, with some ...

According to the Navy, the Ford-class of aircraft carrier is the first new class in more than 40 years and begins the phased replacement of Nimitz-class carriers. Clinton — who did not serve in ...

The nation’s next two aircraft carriers will feature ... be the latest to enter the fleet as part of the new class of Gerald R. Ford carriers, which are bigger and more capable than the aging ...

Ford-class aircraft carrier. Expected to be delivered to the ... "And I know that's going to be just as true now with a whole new generation." New construction approach Navy Capt.

The Navy said the Kennedy would be equipped with "new technology and warfighting capabilities," making the future aircraft carrier the "most agile and lethal combat platform globally." The future USS ...

A composite image shows the decommissioned aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, left, next to a photo illustration of the future Ford-class supercarrier bearing the same name.Joshua Karsten/US Navy ...

A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier typically carries almost 100 aircraft. A Lun-class ekranoplan might be able to carry one, perhaps two. This is where new developments in drone and missile ...