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Nearly 4,500 sailors from the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group set sail for a deployment to the U.S. European Command to ...
Israel and the US are drawing West Asia closer to another prolonged conflict, after fresh American air strikes on Iran ...
China’s Fujian carrier nears commissioning with EMALS sea trials, signaling a major leap in naval power projection and military technology.
President Gerald Ford held a mini news conference aboard Air Force One. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images Presidents would occasionally make their way back to the rear cabin to chat with reporters.
Building the more than $13 billion Ford-class aircraft carrier has been a challenge, to say the least. The Gerald R. Ford supercarrier has 23 new technologies, but some aren’t that technically ...
An F-18 fighter jet pulls up to fly over the USS Gerald R. Ford while the aircraft carrier and its strike group train March 21, 2025, approximately 100 miles off the East Coast.
U.S. Navy sailors carved a replica of an F-35C Lightning II for their entry in the 75th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on Japan’s northernmost main island. The C-model is the Navy’s carrier ...
The U.S. Air Force collaborated with Boeing to convert its 747 into an aircraft carrier, ... By comparison, the USS Gerald R. Ford, ...
China's new Ford model is just 2.8 miles from another full-size aircraft carrier mockup that was spotted in 2021 and matched the new American ship's profile, but wasn't as detailed.
For some context, a modern American supercarrier like the USS Gerald R. Ford displaces around 100,000 tons, is fully loaded, and has been deployed as recently as 2022.
The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class carriers are about to turn 50. But given the demand for the carrier air wing and delays to the Nimitz-class replacement—the Ford-class—the USS Nimitz (CVN 68 ...
The Norfolk-based Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group's deployment was extended after its redirection to the eastern Mediterranean amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...