The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport News Shipbuilding on Sept. 10, 2008, and is scheduled to be delivered in 2016. The Gerald R. Ford class will be the premier forward asset for ...
The following is the Jan. 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: ...
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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 ...
Rear Adm. Thomas P. Moninger relieved Rear Adm. Erik J. Eslich and assumed duties as commander of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier ...
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed the 12th of 18 windows of opportunity (WOO) for maintenance September 1, as part of her 18-month Post Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) phase of operations ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a successful replenishment-at-sea (RAS) February 8 marking the ship's first time receiving fuel from a replenishment ship in more than 24 ...
Through an official communication issued yesterday, the U.S. Navy announced the official names of its future fifth and sixth nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of the Gerald R. Ford class, namely CVN ...
Speaking today on the hangar deck of the almost-completed aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, President Donald ... the cutting-edge aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) has become a byword ...