The EMALS is an electromagnetic catapult that relies upon a linear induction motor, rather than a traditional steam piston, ...

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.

The following is the Jan. 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: ...

See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.

Today, @USNavy named two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as the future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN 83). Like their namesakes, these two future carriers, ...

The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN-83) will be the fifth and sixth vessels respectively of the Gerald R. Ford class, and will each replace an aging Nimitz-class ...

Ford carriers, which are bigger and more capable ... Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that aircraft carriers “are the centerpiece of America’s naval forces,” and the ...

Ford. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the future carriers Clinton and Bush will "serve as lasting tributes to each leader’s legacy in service of the United States." "Aircraft ...

The White House announced that the Navy chose to name the fifth and sixth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as USS ...

According to the Navy, the Ford-class of aircraft carrier is the first new class in more than 40 years and begins the phased replacement of Nimitz-class carriers. Clinton — who did not serve in ...