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The Navy’s Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Nightmare Is Back
At issue are two of the carrier’s more advanced systems, which are apparently experiencing teething problems. -Congressional ...
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Navy Secretary Embarks Gerald R. Ford for First Carrier Visit
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr.
China’s Aircraft Carriers Are Rapidly Evolving—And That’s a Direct Threat to America
Like the chef of a rival restaurant, China has been closely studying the ingredients that make up U.S. aircraft carriers—and ...
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Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier makes port call on Guam as deactivation nears
The Nimitz and its escorts — the guided-missile destroyers USS Gridley and USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee — pulled into Apra ...
The National Interest on MSN16d
U.S. Aircraft Carriers Need Cheaper Anti-Drone Systems—and the Navy Is Working On Them
The Navy is sending six Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, each equipped with the Coyote and Roadrunner counter-drone system, with the USS Gerald R. Ford to ensure its protection.
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‘It’s world class training’: USS Gerald R. Ford works through COMPTUEX exercise
It’s world class training for the entire Carrier ... The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), participates in an integrated phase training event, March 23, 2025.
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The Admiral Kuznetsov of Russia is the only operational aircraft carrier, known for its steam turbine propulsion and the ...
The Aviationist29d
USS Nimitz Sets Sail For Likely Final Deployment
Former USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Enterprise-class aircraft carrier in Newport News, Virginia with future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) – February 16 ...
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USS Gerald Ford Works Out Its First-In-Class Kinks Ahead Of Deployment
The USS Gerald ... change for the Ford Carrier Strike Group’s deployment is using a guided missile destroyer to command air defenses, a role typically handled by Ticonderoga-class cruisers ...
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Ford carrier group equipped with new anti-drone weapons for possible Mideast deployment
FORD — Two F-18 fighter jets roared above the USS Gerald R. Ford, flying past the aircraft carrier in the direction ... The strike group’s Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyers ...
US Aircraft Carriers Adrift As China Surges At Sea
Production delays, rising threats and shrinking numbers are putting the US's traditional aircraft carrier dominance on a ...