The USS John F. Kennedy’s sea trials will give the Navy and builders a chance to operate crucial systems and components at sea for the first time.
The Ford-class supercarriers will gradually replace the in-service Nimitz-class carriers, but the process will take decades.
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Where are America’s aircraft carriers now?

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given ...
The granddaddy of the U.S. Coast Guard fleet arrived this month at McMurdo Sound, in Antarctica, to clear channels for supply ships.
The Constellation equipment failures were preceded by several others. At the end of 2022 the first of the new American Ford class CVN/Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier finally left for its long delayed ...
The USS Nimitz, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, returned to its homeport, Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, last month from its final deployment, a nine-month tour through the Third, ...
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Could a New Iran War Force the USS Nimitz Out of Retirement?

With simultaneous crises emerging in the Middle East and Asia, the United States has too few aircraft carriers for its global demands.
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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. CVN-68 returned home to Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., in ...
The 4th Marine Division and the Army's 7th Infantry Division landed on several islands within the atoll. Four days later, ...
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East. U.S.