In the United States Navy, these ships are designated with hull classification symbols such as CV (Aircraft Carrier), CVA (Attack Aircraft Carrier), CVB (Large Aircraft Carrier), CVL (Light Aircraft Carrier), CVE (Escort Aircraft Carrier), CVS (Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier) and CVN (Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Propulsion)).

The Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are currently being constructed for the United States Navy, which intends to eventually acquire ten of these ships in order to replace current carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship of her class, Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and later the ...

Feb 27, 2025 · Aircraft carriers support and operate aircraft that engage in attacks on airborne, afloat and ashore targets that threaten free use of the sea and engage in sustained power projection...

Mar 15, 2024 · The future aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will deliver a year and a half later than prior projections, according to the Navy.

Jan 14, 2024 · Ford (CVN 78) is the first of a new class of carrier procured to replace the in-service Nimitz-class ships (including Vinson, Reagan, and Eisenhower). Ford was commissioned in 2017, and has been on operations since late 2022. The next Ford-class carrier set to come off the production line is John F Kennedy.

Nov 3, 2023 · Sixth Fleet Conducts Bilateral, Dual-Carrier Operations in Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The ships and aircraft of two U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups, USS Dwight Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducted joint exercises over the last three days. U.S. Navy press release.

Jan 13, 2025 · WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the names of two future Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers as the future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS...

Jul 18, 2024 · The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, CVN-81, and CVN-82 are the first five ships in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs).

Apr 6, 2022 · Enterprise and follow-on ship the future USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) were bought as part of a block-buy strategy estimated to be valued at $24 billion, as part of a 2019 deal with HII. Miller is expected to deliver to the fleet by 2032.

Jan 15, 2025 · The White House announced that the Navy chose to name the fifth and sixth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN-83), after the...