"This is one truly beaten-up supercarrier. My gut tells me that the USS Gerald R. Ford is in worse shape than we know in the press. I think she will be out of action for 2 years. She needs extensive ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk on May 16, 2026, after a 326-day deployment — the longest American carrier deployment since the USS Coral Sea spent 329 days at sea in 1965.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Norfolk after an 11-month deployment, the Navy’s longest ...

Serious shipbuilding delays will postpone the arrival of both the Doris Miller and its predecessor in the class, USS Enterprise (CVN-80). “The CVN-81 delivery date shifted from February 2032 to ...

May 21 (UPI) --The U.S. Southern Command released images of the arrival of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in the Caribbean Sea amid escalating tensions and a pressure campaign driven by the Trump ...

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its strike group arrived in the Caribbean this week amid U.S. tensions with Cuba and as President Trump has threatened to invade the island. The Nimitz-class ...

Passengers with a history of serious in-flight disruption could be barred from flying altogether under new government plans ...

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The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sails on Panama Bay, Panama, on March 30, 2026. The ship reached the country alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley as part of multinational maritime ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An aircraft carrier off Cuba, expanded sanctions and a U.S. murder indictment of Raúl Castro intensify fears that ...

When a fire burned aboard the world’s biggest aircraft carrier in March as it took part in operations against Iran, the US ...

Rendering of the third ship in the Ford class of aircraft carriers, Enterprise (CVN-80). HII concept art One of the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers is delayed by two years, stretching the schedule ...