Summary and Key Points: The Navy’s Ford-class naming decisions are fueling fresh speculation about which leaders are “next in ...

Most U.S. Navy aircraft carriers have been named for former presidents, but the pattern has never been a rule.. It is due to that ambiguity as to why every fresh naming decision in the Gerald R.

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, Va. — The next nuclear-powered aircraft carriers to be constructed will bear the names of two living presidents. President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the next Gerald R.

Eight of the United States Navy's 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are named to honor former presidents, even as just six ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford, named after the 38th President of the United States, is the next generation of American nuclear aircraft carriers. It gives a whole new meaning behind the name "supercarrier." ...

Even though aircraft carriers have been around for decades, many can't help but marvel at the unimaginable vastness of the vessels. They are floating military cities that can park off the coast of ...