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One Unfinished US Navy Aircraft Carrier Is Occupying the Space the Next One Needs. That Pushed Its Delivery Back Two Years.

The delay that pushed the future USS Doris Miller from 2032 to 2034 did not begin with that ship. It began with the one...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 29, 2026

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The Soviet Union Built Four Aircraft Carriers Like Nothing Else Afloat. Two of Them Are Now Chinese Tourist Attractions.

The four Kiev-class ships the Soviet Union commissioned between 1975 and 1987 looked like nothing else at sea. An angled flight deck ran down...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 29, 2026

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), transits the Caribbean Sea during Carrier Air Wing 8’s aerial change of command ceremony, Jan. 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Might Need More Than 24 Months of Repairs

The most expensive warship ever built came home with a repair list. USS Gerald R. Ford has arrived at Norfolk Naval Shipyard after a...

Brandon WeichertJuly 28, 2026

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The US Navy Still Needs Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson After 44 Years

USS Carl Vinson entered service in 1982 and has since fought over Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen, while also delivering aid after Haiti’s earthquake....

Harry J. KazianisJuly 28, 2026

(Oct. 5, 2025) An MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to the “Dusty Dogs” of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 fires flares above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in support of the Titans at Sea Presidential Review. The Titans of the Sea Presidential Review is one of many events taking place throughout the country to showcase maritime capabilities as part of the U.S Navy’s 250th birthday. America is a maritime nation. For 250 years, America’s Warfighting Navy has sailed the globe in defense of freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mitchell Mason)

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2,120 Days: That’s How Long US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington Was ‘Trapped’ in the Yard

USS George Washington entered Newport News for a four-year overhaul in 2017 but did not return to the Navy until May 2023. Hidden turbine...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 28, 2026

U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing 8 aircraft fly in formation over the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during Carrier Air Wing 8’s aerial change of command ceremony while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

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The US Navy’s Newest Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Is Running a Year Late. The Holdup Is the Arresting Gear and the Weapons Elevators. (

USS John F. Kennedy, the second Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier, is now scheduled for delivery in March 2027. The Navy's own budget documents give...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 28, 2026

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France’s New Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Will Cost $11 Billion. Its Catapults and Arresting Gear Will Be Made in the USA

France has designed its next aircraft carrier to displace 80,000 tons, twice the size of Charles de Gaulle, powered by two nuclear reactors and...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 28, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) picks up speed as she steams through the western Pacific Ocean on Aug. 25, 2004. Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are conducting exercises at sea on a regularly scheduled deployment.

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The US Navy’s USS John C. Stennis Went Into Its Overhaul in 2021. Five and a Half Years Later, the Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Is Still Not Back.

USS John C. Stennis went into her midlife refueling and complex overhaul in 2021, work scheduled to take about four years under a $3...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 28, 2026

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts rudder turns during sea trials. Dwight D. Eisenhower completed a nine-month planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Ship Yard on June 10 and is scheduled to resume underway operations this summer.

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The Navy Just Finished Repairing Aircraft Carrier USS Eisenhower. It Plans to Retire Her in 2030, a Year Before Her Replacement Arrives.

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower came out of Norfolk Naval Shipyard in April 2026 ahead of schedule, after turbine inspections, underwater shafting work and structural...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 28, 2026

Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Feb. 29, 2004) – Sailors aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) "man the rails" as the carrier approaches its pier at her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The carrier and its strike group are returning after completing a six-month deployment in support of the global war of terrorism, including Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Sondra Howett. (RELEASED)

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The US Navy Retired Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise in 2012. Scrapping Her in Alabama Will Cost at Least $1.28 Billion and Last Until 2030

When the Navy retired the conventionally powered carriers Kitty Hawk and John F. Kennedy, it transferred them to a shipbreaker for one cent each,...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 28, 2026

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One Unfinished US Navy Aircraft Carrier Is Occupying the Space the Next One Needs. That Pushed Its Delivery Back Two Years.

Aerospace & Defense

The Soviet Union Built Four Aircraft Carriers Like Nothing Else Afloat. Two of Them Are Now Chinese Tourist Attractions.

Aerospace & Defense

US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Might Need More Than 24 Months of Repairs

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The US Navy Still Needs Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson After 44 Years

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2,120 Days: That’s How Long US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington Was ‘Trapped’ in the Yard

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The US Navy’s Newest Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Is Running a Year Late. The Holdup Is the Arresting Gear and the Weapons Elevators. (

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France’s New Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Will Cost $11 Billion. Its Catapults and Arresting Gear Will Be Made in the USA

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The US Navy’s USS John C. Stennis Went Into Its Overhaul in 2021. Five and a Half Years Later, the Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Is Still Not Back.

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The Navy Just Finished Repairing Aircraft Carrier USS Eisenhower. It Plans to Retire Her in 2030, a Year Before Her Replacement Arrives.

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The US Navy Retired Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise in 2012. Scrapping Her in Alabama Will Cost at Least $1.28 Billion and Last Until 2030

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