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

Ford, the first-in-class of the U.S. Navy’s new Ford-class aircraft carriers, successfully completed its flight deck certification and its carrier air traffic control ...

The White House announced Monday that the Navy will name the two latest Ford-class aircraft carriers after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The future USS William J. Clinton and ...

The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, CVN-81, CVN-82, and CVN-83 are the first six ships in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs).

In sum, the EMALS should improve the Ford’s SGR relative to preceding Nimitz-class carriers. To be fair to the steam catapult system, it should be mentioned that steam has proven exceedingly ...

Clinton is on the Navy’s books to begin construction between 2028 and 2030. The most recent Ford-class carrier cost about $14 billion, according to the Congressional Research Service.

The future carriers Clinton and Bush are part of the Ford-class carriers to join the fleet. These newest carriers are outfitted with more than 20 new technologies in comparison to the previous ...

Recent Ford-class carriers have focused heavily on operations ... They can launch and recover aircraft more quickly and efficiently than older models, allowing for higher operational tempos ...

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 ...