The U.S. Navy’s new aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is facing a massive new delay, with its delivery now ...

The future USS John F. Kennedy was scheduled to join the fleet this month but now isn’t on track for delivery until March ...

Two aircraft carriers slated to shore up the U.S. Navy now face more construction delays, according to the Navy’s 2026 budget ...

It is "unsurprising" that the second ship in a new class of aircraft carriers is delayed, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral ...

The U.S. Navy’s newest Ford-Class aircraft carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy, is now facing a substantial new delay, with its delivery pushed back nearly two years to March 2027. -Work on the aircraft ...

This story has been updated to include a statement from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding. The next Ford-class aircraft carrier ...

USS John F. Kennedy and USS Enterprise carrier deliveries delayed due to Advanced Arresting Gear issues and supply chain ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy tested and certified the last of 11 Advanced Weapons Elevators on aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, after that system threw a wrench into final construction, testing ...

Delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget ...

After more than four years of delays, the Navy's newest -- and most expensive -- aircraft carrier finally is set to have all of its weapons elevators working by the end of this year.. The Gerald R ...

Nimitz-class carriers have weapons elevators that use pulleys and cables and can carry 10,500 pounds at 100 feet a minute. The Ford's, on the other hand, can carry up to 24,000 pounds at 150 feet ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, closed out 2018 with the acceptance of the ship’s first advanced weapons elevator (AWE). The acceptance ...