The USS John F. Kennedy is the second ... the launch system and replace the existing steam catapults typically used in the Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Two Ford-class carriers, the ...

A new video from a shipbuilder captures catapult testing on the US Navy's ... division conducting "dead-load" testing on the USS John F. Kennedy's electromagnetic aircraft launch system.

The 10 nuclear powered Nimitz class aircraft carriers are the largest warships in the world, each designed for an approximately 50 year service life with one mid-life refueling. USS NIMITZ (CVN 68 ...

Just a few days ago, we showed you a video of the F-35C's first carrier landing, aboard the USS Nimitz. The naval variant ... but also complete its first catapult-assisted takeoff and perform ...

ABEs assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), work ... assigned to Ford's air department as the bow catapults leading petty officer. "As far as Nimitz [class], everything has been laid out for ...