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The Navy's Most Advanced Carrier Ever Launches This Weekend, And We Got Photos Of Its Construction
At Newport News Shipbuilding the power of new technology and 100 years of carrier design is built i…
Robert Johnson
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Inside The Largest Shipbuilding Company In The US Where The Navy's Massive $14 Billion Dollar Aircraft Carrier Is Being Built [PHOTOS]
It's a different world in the shipyard; everything is on a scale that's tough to wrap your head aro…
Robert Johnson
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USS GERALD R. FORD: Check Out The Construction Of The Most Expensive Ship Ever
At Huntington Ingalls the power of new technology and 100 years of carrier design is built into eve…
Robert Johnson
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The Single Most Expensive Piece Of Military Equipment Ever Has Reached A Massive Milestone
With fewer crew and the most modern equipment, the Navy hopes to reduce the cost of future carriers…
Robert Johnson
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New video shows next US Navy supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy catapulting heavy cars into a river to make sure the warship can handle planes
The video shows testing of the aircraft launch system on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, …
Chris Panella
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US Navy stealth destroyer Zumwalt's deck guns are basically useless, but it's on its way to get new hypersonic missile launchers
The main guns haven't had any ammunition for years, so the US Navy's trying something new: a launch…
Ryan Pickrell
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A Navy jet just landed on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz for the 350,000th time, but the famous flattop's days are numbered
After nearly half a century of service, the Navy is looking into how to scrap the Nimitz, only the …
Jake Epstein
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For only the second time in its history, the US Navy is beginning the slow, tricky process of taking apart a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
USS Nimitz has spent nearly 50 years operating all over the world, and now the US Navy is making pl…
Michael Peck
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US Navy pulls parts off an under-construction aircraft carrier to get USS Gerald R. Ford ready to deploy
The Navy said it is stripping parts from another carrier to ready the Ford, which is expected to be…
Ryan Pickrell
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A first-in-class US Navy supercarrier is about to set sail on its maiden deployment for the first time in over 40 years
The first-in-class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy's most advanced flattop, is finally ready t…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Navy secretary blasted Congress for criticizing the service's $13 billion carrier and threw the shipbuilder under the bus
The development of the ship, while it is progressing, has not exactly gone according to plan, and t…
Ryan Pickrell,Christopher Woo…
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The US Navy finally repaired its broken supercarrier, but there's still a question of who is going to pay for it
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., the shipbuilder, and subcontractor General Electric Co. are in …
Ryan Pickrell
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Watch shipbuilders place the final 780-ton piece of the flight deck for the US Navy's next $11 billion supercarrier
The USS John F. Kennedy will be the Navy's second Ford-class aircraft carrier after the USS Gerald …
Ryan Pickrell
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The USS Gerald R. Ford is setting sail after a 'challenging' 15 months in the shipyard - here's what's next for this $13 billion aircraft carrier
The Ford's crew and industry shipbuilding engineers will work together to validate systems that wer…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Navy's top civilian official says the aircraft carrier Ford's weapons elevator 'disaster' is back 'on track'
"We're hearing feedback from the pilots now that because of this decision to move the island back f…
Christopher Woody
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The US Navy's second Ford-class aircraft carrier is in the water as the first conducts sea trials
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding, a leading defense company th…
Ryan Pickrell
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Navy secretary says it was a 'gut blow' when shipbuilder HII finally revealed the seriousness of the problems with the USS Gerald R. Ford's weapons elevators
"Most things have gone very well," HII said. "Some of the newer technologies have been more challen…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy's next advanced aircraft carrier is 70% complete - watch the latest 888-ton chuck drop into place
Construction on the Kennedy started in February 2011, with the "first cut of steel" ceremony at New…
Christopher Woody
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The US Navy's next advanced aircraft carrier is 75% complete - watch the latest 827-ton chunk drop into place
The 75%-complete mark was reached on April 19, with the positioning of the 827-ton forward section …
Christopher Woody
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The not-quite-aircraft-carriers that the US Navy and other militaries use to carry jets, tanks, and troops into battle
Amphibious assault ships and helicopter carriers allow smaller navies to flex muscles that usually …