Following the naming of the next two Gerald R Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers by the US Navy as the future USS William J Clinton (CVN 82) and USS George W Bush (CVN 83), a path has ...

Many aircraft carriers, just like the one used in "Top Gun: Maverick," have hull classification codes that begin with CVN.

The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport News Shipbuilding on Sept. 10, 2008, and is scheduled to be delivered in 2016. The Gerald R. Ford class will be the premier forward asset for ...