Two future Ford-class aircraft carriers are being named after Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. It's the US Navy convention to name nuclear-powered flattops after presidents, with some ...

Newport News Shipbuilding is making history this year with its development of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, as for the first time, it is building two Gerald R. Ford-class carriers simultaneously ...

The valve manifold assembly, which allows distribution of a single source of fluid to multiple points on the ship, is installed in a pump room on the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS ...

The United States Navy’s shipbuilding program at Newport News in Virginia has pushed back the delivery dates of the next two Ford-class aircraft carriers by over 18 months. The USS Enterprise (CVN-80) ...

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding successfully installed the first 3D-printed valve manifold assembly on its new aircraft carrier, enhancing efficiency. HII announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding ...

-The Ford-class carriers were built to increase sortie generation, reduce crew and life-cycle costs, and add massive electrical power for future systems. -The lead ship, USS Gerald R. Ford, finally ...