the Ford ships are intended to take over the role as the service’s premiere “floating airbases” out at sea. While the Nimitz ships have remained part of the U.S. military’s power ...

The Gerald R. Ford class is the future aircraft carrier replacement class for Enterprise and Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport ...

Bush and Bill Clinton. The White House announced the names of the two future Gerald R. Ford-class ships Monday. “The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS George W.

Lionfish have invaded the Caribbean ... The Navy accepted the Ford in 2017 without some of its newest technologies operating, and the ship still won't be completely ready for battle until 2022.

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).