The ships of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, anchored by aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), recently completed their ...
The USS Gerald R. Ford recently completed its first full-length operational deployment, spending 239 days at sea. Aircraft from the carrier flew more than 10,000 sorties as it sailed nearly 85,000 ...
The USS Gerald R. Ford, named after the 38th President of the United States, is the next generation of American nuclear aircraft carriers. It gives a whole new meaning behind the name "supercarrier." ...
What You Need to Know: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) represents the pinnacle of modern aircraft carrier design, yet the vessel’s significant costs, complex maintenance, and vulnerability concerns ...
Through the month of November, 10 on your Side is giving you a glimpse into life with the US Navy. This week's story takes us ...
The Gerald R. Ford class is the future aircraft carrier replacement class for Enterprise and Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport ...
The new USS Gerald R. Ford, the first new aircraft carrier design from the US Navy in four decades, boasts a slew of improved features that separate it from the previous Nimitz class carriers.
To continue building legacy systems, like the aircraft carrier, when our enemies have developed cheaper ways of negating the ...
A shipyard in Virginia will begin building two aircraft carriers in a single dry dock concurrently for the first time.
The USS Ford is the most advanced aircraft carrier the US has ever built. The tally for the total cost is $13.3 billion, nearly 30% more than initial estimates. However, more costs are expected.
The USS Gerald R Ford is finally setting ... round of testing and sea trials. The Ford (CVN-78) set sail just after 10 a.m. Friday. The aircraft carrier's return to sea follows a five-day pierside ...
The U.S. Navy's selection of massive and powerful aircraft carriers all stem from the same few yards, but are built via ...