The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has been at the center of two major conflicts in recent months. Some parents of crew members and lawmakers worry about the impact of its lengthy deployment.

Military demands, delayed construction and a law requiring the Navy to have at least 11 active carriers cast doubt on whether ...

One U.S. Navy aircraft has the longest deployment. But that's not the whole story. We explain how the Cold War, pandemic, and ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford’s support of Middle East operations likely is showcasing and testing its cutting-edge technology and ...

The carrier has had mechanical problems throughout its eight-month deployment, but officials now say it is ready for battle.

Modern day nuclear aircraft carriers are highly-advanced vessels with all sorts of technology installed in them, but ...

The retirement of USS Nimitz is less a comment on one aging ship than a measure of how sharply the carrier’s operating problem has changed. For five decades, Nimitz represented the logic that shaped ...

The world's largest and most expensive aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command announced Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group had made its way into the ...

The sight of President Donald Trump on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush was a great reminder that no one fears U.S. aircraft carriers more than China. Trump flew onto the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China has made major technological progress with its aircraft carriers. But compared to the US Navy, China lacks the decades of ...