The U.S. Navy is getting ready to commission its newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a ceremony this Saturday at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the lead ship of the new Gerald R. Ford class, the Navy's first new aircraft carrier design in more than 40 years, and will begin the phased … [Read more...]
Aircraft Carrier Trump Will Celebrate Still Needs Lots of Work
By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump is scheduled to preside over the commissioning this week of the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, even though it won’t be ready for its first combat deployment for at least four years, according to congressional auditors. The $12.9 billion carrier, designated CVN-78, was delivered in May “with a … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy’s New $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Struggles to Fly and Land Planes
By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) -- The newest and costliest U.S. aircraft carrier, praised by President Donald Trump and delivered to the Navy on May 31 with fanfare, has been dogged by trouble with fundamentals: launching jets from its deck and catching them when they land. Now, it turns out that the system used to capture jets landing on the USS Gerald R. Ford ballooned in … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of First Next-Generation Aircraft Carrier, Gerald R. Ford
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of its first next generation aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), from Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding. Delivery on Wednesday followed the ship's successful completion of acceptance trials May 26. Ford is the lead ship of its class and the first new-design aircraft carrier delivered to the … [Read more...]
PHOTOS: Future USS Gerald R. Ford Supercarrier at Sea for First Time
The U.S. Navy's next-generation supercarrier, the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), has taken to sea for the first time for several days of builder's trials off Virginia's coast. The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the first of two ships in the U.S. Navy's next generation aircraft carrier, known as the Gerald R. Ford class. The Ford-class is the first new U.S. aircraft … [Read more...]
Pentagon Orders Review of Troubled New Carrier
by Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has ordered an independent review of the $12.9 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, citing a list of actual and potential deficiencies with the costliest warship ever. “With the benefit of hindsight, it was clearly premature to include so many unproven technologies” on the vessel, from those … [Read more...]
The U.S. Navy’s New $12.9 Billion Carrier Isn’t Ready for Warfare
By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier isn’t ready for warfare. The $12.9 billion USS Gerald R. Ford -- the most expensive warship ever built -- may struggle to launch and recover aircraft, mount a defense and move munitions, according to the Pentagon’s top weapons tester. On-board systems for those tasks have poor or unknown reliability … [Read more...]