Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. A month after the USS Gerald R. Ford, the United States Navy’s ...
April 17, 2026: As of late March, the U.S. Navy has only one CVN/Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier operating near Iran. The USN has eleven CVNs, but the CVN-78 Ford was sidelined by a fire in its ...
The world's most expensive warship came home Saturday. And as one retired U.S. Navy commanding officer told me yesterday: "No one knows when she will sail again." The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) ...