ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A big explosion off Florida's eastern coast late last week is putting it lightly. The blast was so large that it registered Friday as a magnitude 3.9 some 105 miles ...

USS Gerald R. Ford completed the first explosive event of full-ship shock trials Friday. The Navy detonated explosives near the carrier to see how it holds up against shock and vibrations. The testing ...

Before a new U.S. Naval aircraft carrier can officially be cleared for active duty, it has to go through what's called a Full Ship Shock Test (FSST). This is a critical check that ensures the ship has ...

The U.S. Navy’s latest aircraft carrier withstood a second round of testing Friday with explosive blasts that again registered as a 3.9 magnitude earthquake off the Florida coast. It is the second of ...

The U.S. Navy's new aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on Monday underwent its third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., rounding out the ship’s Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST ...

The US Navy's most expensive warship just got even pricier as the service says it needs to spend an additional $120 million on the new USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier to "correct deficiencies ...