The future USS John F. Kennedy, the second Ford class aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy, has begun its initial sea trials. The Navy is slated to take delivery of the ship in 2027 after years of delays.

The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, went to sea for the first time on Wednesday. John F. Kennedy left Newport News, Va., for builder’s trials. “John F.

The United States is again leaning on its carrier fleet to manage a volatile standoff with Iran, even as its most famous flattop edges toward the scrapyard. As tensions around Israel and Tehran sharpen,

Sailors aboard the submarine USS Indiana, which shares a name with the new football champions, snapped a celebratory picture.

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Jan. 26, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in which a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations,

The best argument that USS Nimitz should be retired is not that the ship is old and tired; it is that the sea does not anymore reward the type of predictable concentration that the ship was designed to reflect.

The nuclear-powered supercarrier will head from the South China Sea to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran

Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) will visit Scio from Friday to Monday, to honor the legacy of Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Jason Dunham, the ship’s namesake,

The USS Texas has endured a lot since it was commissioned in 1914, and 2026 will see it on display in refurbished condition in a brand-new location.

All three ships of the Zumwalt class are undergoing significant upgrades, including the replacement of standard 155mm deck guns with hypersonic missile tubes.