Topic
Aircraft carriers
Every Vessel Hunter story on Aircraft carriers: 2 stories, the latest on 21 August 2026. Newest: "Second Ford-Class Carrier Puts To Sea For Acceptance Trials". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Second Ford-Class Carrier Puts To Sea For Acceptance Trials
The second of the United States Navy's Ford-class supercarriers, USS John F. Kennedy, has got under way for acceptance trials, roughly six months after her builder's trials.
American President Orders Electromagnetic Launch Systems Removed From Carriers
The United States president has ordered the removal of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system and the associated arresting gear from the navy's newest class of aircraft carrier, directing a return to the steam catapults and
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