GAO Report on Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Disposal
The following is the Aug. 2, 2018 Government Accountability Office Report, Aircraft Carrier Dismantlement and Disposal.…
CVN-80 Eyed For Accelerated Contracting Pilot Program, Potential 2-Carrier Buy
The upcoming contract award for the future aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-80) will be part of a Defense Department pilot program…
Navy: Half the Carrier Fleet Tied Up In Maintenance, Other 5 Strained To Meet Demands
The Navy has run its 10 aircraft carriers hard since USS Enterprise (CVN-65) decommissioned in December 2012 and is now…
Ford to be Christened on Nov. 9
The Navy’s next generation carrier will be christened in a ceremony on Nov. 9, 2013 at Newport News Shipbuilding in…
Opinion: Seapower is An American Priority
In September 1960, the carrier Enterprise was christened at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock. Adm. Arleigh Burke, then chief…
The Carrier Debate: From 1922 to Now
Even years before its launch, the U.S. Navy’s new class of ships — the aircraft carrier — was dismissed by…
U.K. Royal Navy Wants to Bullseye Rogue Missiles with U.S. Help
The United Kingdom is looking to get its latest destroyer into the ballistic missile defense (BMD) game, U.K. Ministry of…
Combat Fleets: USS Enterprise
Proceedings, December 2012 In early November the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) returned home to Norfolk, Virginia, to prepare for her December…
History of the USS Enterprise
On Sunday USS Enterprise, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. after its final deployment.…
Looking Back — Enterprise at 50
Naval History, October 2012 During World War II, the war-ship that made the largest contribution to victory in the Pacific…