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12 Years? Why It Takes So Long to Build and Deploy A New U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

Key Points and Summary – Aircraft carrier USS Ford proved first-in-class is hard: novel tech and evolving designs drove delays and costs. -CVN-79 USS John F. Kennedy benefits from that pain. HII’s ...

The US Navy's Next Nuclear Supercarrier Just Took A Big Leap Forward

The second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy, experienced some delays in construction. However, it's now ...

China is making big aircraft carrier moves. Here's how its flattops stack up against the US Navy.

China released footage of carrier Fujian's electromagnetic catapults last month, showing off a technology only the US had ...

NATO’s Advanced Aircraft Carriers Compared

Here is how the NATO alliance's advanced aircraft carriers compare. America's newest Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are led by the USS Gerald R. Ford. The new fleet nuclear-powered ...