The National Interest

Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Is Most Expensive Ever (a Navy Mistake?)

Summary and Key Points: The Ford-Class aircraft carriers, named after former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, represent the latest in naval technology and power projection. With a total of ten ships ...
The National Interest

Future of Navy Super-Carriers: Are Ford-Class Ships the Last of Their Kind?

Summary and Key Points: Earlier this year, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) completed its first worldwide deployment, launching over 8,000 sorties in the Mediterranean in response to the Israel-Hamas ...
Navy Times

US Navy is reviewing cost of future Ford-class carriers to ensure they ‘make sense’

The Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here in Souda Bay, Greece, cost roughly $13 billion to manufacture. (MCS3 Hannah Donahue/U.S. Navy) Recently ousted Navy Secretary ...
Business Insider

The US Navy's grappling with another Ford-class supercarrier delay that could run into the next decade

The US' third Ford-class carrier is delayed and now may not be delivered until 2030. Navy officials attributed the delay to supply chain issues and lingering effects from COVID-19. It's another ...
The Independent

Navy weighing future of its Ford-class warships after repeated Trump complaints

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The U.S. Navy is reviewing the design and costs ...