The US Navy's Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the most expensive warships ever built, with each unit costing $13 billion and the overall program exceeding $120 billion. These carriers are designed to replace the older Enterprise and Nimitz-class carriers, featuring numerous advanced technologies to enhance performance and reduce costs.
Bilateral exercises such as Cope Thunder 24-1 underscore the importance of allied and partner nations coming together to enhance interoperability between participating forces. One key aspect of this collaboration is ensuring secure communications are,
On May 10, USS Halsey (DDG 97) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law.,
What does it take to win in the complex Indo-Pacific region? Spanning over 4,000 miles and consisting mostly of the air and maritime domain, as well as densely populated land masses, the Indo-Pacific creates logistical challenges further complicated by the,
/PRNewswire/ NASA was named Thursday as the 2023 Best Place to Work in the Federal Government – large agency – for the 12th year in a row by the Partnership.
Charles de Gaulle, the only nuclear-powered flattop in service apart from the U.S. Navy’s supercarriers, deployed under NATO command for the first time.
The delivery of the U.S. Navy’s new Constellation-class frigate, FFG-62, is expected to be delayed until 2029, three years behind schedule. This setback is part of broader delays affecting other critical naval projects like the Columbia-class submarines and Virginia-class Block V subs.