The U.S. Navy's Newest Aircraft Carrier Is Nearly Ready to Set Sail
The USS Gerald R. Ford is preparing for workups before its first deployment following inspections and repairs from its shock trials.
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The USS Gerald R. Ford is preparing for workups before its first deployment following inspections and repairs from its shock trials.
The Navy is confident in its supply chain and the availability of spare parts to build and sustain its aircraft carriers, as the lead ship in the Gerald R. Ford class gears up for its first deployment, two service officials said last week. After taking parts from the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the […]
Hopes are high for the Gerald R. Ford-class, the Navy’s largest warship ever. Despite some initial design hiccups, the new carrier is ready to set sail.
The Navy is set to deploy USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) for the first time in 2022, four years later than the original maiden deployment date of 2018. After facing a series of delays and working out reliability problems with multiple new technologies, the $13 billion lead ship in the new Ford class of aircraft […]
"We had 23 new technologies on that ship, which quite frankly increased the risk … right from the get-go." Adm. Michael Gilday said in July.