USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) outperformed legacy Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in a test of the launch and recovery systems ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sailors who have been aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford over the last nine months are mere days away from breaking ...

Picture a city of nearly 5,000 people, floating in the open ocean, capable of deploying an entire air force anywhere on the planet within hours. It produces its own fresh water, runs its own hospital, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. sailor signals to an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford during Operation Epic Fury, March 17 ...

The world’s largest aircraft carrier is finally returning home after etching its name into Navy history books by completing the longest post-Vietnam deployment by a carrier, the service’s top officer ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford, currently in the eastern Mediterranean supporting military operations in Iran, now holds the record for the longest-deployed aircraft carrier since the collapse of the Soviet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. There has been speculation that CVN-77’s arrival would allow ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Nearly 4,500 sailors of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group are scheduled to return to Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday morning, May 16, following a historic and successful ...

The John F. Kennedy, the second Gerald R. Ford class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, left Newport News on Aug. 12 to commence acceptance trials before its handover to the U.S. Navy.

Sailors who have been aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford over the last nine months are mere days away from breaking the record for the longest deployment in the United States’ post-Cold ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford -- the world's largest aircraft carrier -- is playing a key role in the US-Israeli war against Iran, but has suffered problems during its extended deployment. The carrier has ...