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 has announced the names for the next two Ford-class aircraft carriers: CVN 82 will be known as the USS William J. Clinton; CVN 83 will be known as the USS George W. Bush. The names, honoring ...

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

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

The USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN-83), the 42nd and 43rd Presidents of the U.S., are the latest ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...