Pentagon budget 2022: Proposed USN plan continues carrier support
by Michael Fabey
Despite recent calls by the US Navy (USN) leadership to review the future of the USN’s large-deck aircraft carrier fleet, the service is moving ahead with plans for its future carrier force, requesting about USD2.4 billion for its next Ford-class ships in the USN’s proposed Fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget released 28 May.
The proposed US Navy fiscal year 2022 budget requests included more funding for future Ford-class aircraft carriers (Michael Fabey)
The requested funding will finance the fifth increment of detailed design and construction for the third Ford-class carrier
Here s What You Need to Remember: The carrier air wing will form the carrier’s primary means of deploying both offensive and defensive firepower. The
Ford class will embark two squadrons of ten to twelve F-35C Joint Strike Fighters, two squadrons of ten to twelve F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, five EA-18G Growler electronic attack jets, four E-2D Hawkeye airborne early-warning and control aircraft, and two C-2 Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) planes. It will also carry eight MH-60S Seahawk helicopters.
In 2009, the U.S. Navy finally began construction of the first new type of aircraft carrier in nearly thirty-five years. Named after former president and naval aviator Gerald R. Ford, the USS
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On the water for just a few short years, the USS Gerald R. Ford is presently America’s first vessel in what will sooner or later become the Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers. Operating from its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, the ship just completed its 18-month post-delivery test and trials (PDT&T) period at the end of April. 4 photos
exceptional” according to the Navy including as far as combat systems qualification trials are concerned.
As far as the carrier’s launch and recovery prowess is concerned, we are only now getting a taste of how testing went. The maker of the systems in charge of the safe launch and landing of the ship’s aircraft, General Atomics, was the one that shed light on these systems performance earlier this week.
General Atomics EMALS Achieves 8,000 Aircraft Launches, Recoveries from USS Carrier Gerald R. Ford Our Bureau 432
USS Carrier Gerald R. Ford
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier (CVN 78) achieved the Navy’s target of 8,000 successful aircraft launches and recoveries during the ship’s 18-month Post Delivery Test & Trial (PDT&T) period.
Said Scott Forney, president of GA-EMS. “Navy leadership set a clear goal of completing 8,000 catapult launches and arrestments during PDT&T. EMALS and AAG met and exceeded that goal with a 100% safety record.”
USS Gerald R Ford achieves major milestone during PDT&T period 25 May 2021 (Last Updated May 25th, 2021 16:23)
US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford achieves milestone during 18-month Post Delivery Test & Trials (PDT&T) period.
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The 18-month PDT&T period started in January last year and ran through April this year. Credit: US Navy.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced that the US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) has achieved a key milestone during the vessel’s 18-month Post Delivery Test & Trials (PDT&T) period.
Aboard CVN 78, Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), the aircraft launch and recovery technology, achieved the US Navy’s target of 8,000 aircraft recoveries and launches during the PDT&T period.