In mid-March, a fire tore through a compartment of the United States’ largest and most powerful aircraft carrier, the USS ...

The carrier had taken part in U.S. operations in Venezuela before heading to the Middle East after war broke out with Iran.

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has surpassed the record for the longest U.S. aircraft carrier deployment in the modern era, ...

USS Gerald R. Ford arrives at the Croatian port city of Split, Mar. 28, 2026. The port call came weeks before the Ford broke ...

Aircraft Carriers: The New $13 Billion Battleship or Still King of the Seas? Summary and Key Points: Critics argue the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers are becoming the "battleships" of the ...

Aircraft carriers replaced battleships as dominant naval power during WWII by striking targets hundreds of miles beyond visual range. Submarines waged economic warfare targeting supply lines. German U ...

World War II made one thing clear: control of the seas could decide the fate of nations. Although battleships had long defined naval dominance, the conflict proved that aircraft carriers and ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford surpassed the record for the longest U.S. aircraft carrier deployment since the Vietnam War and is on ...

Sailors who have been aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford over the last nine months are mere days away from ...