Additionally, they mount an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System to replace the steam catapults in use since the 1950s. The upcoming USS Enterprise (CVN-80) has fallen victim to delays.

Compared to the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Nimitz class featured a much simplified powerplant comprising two Westinghouse A4W pressurized water ...

Production delays, rising threats and shrinking numbers are putting the US's traditional aircraft carrier dominance on a ...