The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on Jan. 17, 2024 after an 8.5 month deployment. Ford is the flagship carrier of Carrier Strike Group 12 and deployed to the U.S. Na… ...

US Navy (USN) aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) has proven the effectiveness of its flight operations and other vital systems during recent deployments and testing, ...

Delayed and over budget, the CVN 78 maintains a high sortie generation rate despite development hurdles. USS Gerald Ford Works Out Its First-In-Class Kinks Ahead Of Deployment | Aviation Week Network ...

The navy is also building three more Fords, CVN-79 Kennedy, CVN-80 Enterprise and CVN 81 Doris Miller, which should benefit from the problems encountered by the and Ford and apparently solved by the ...

The ships of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, anchored by aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), recently completed their first at-sea integrated training in the ...

CVN-80 and CVN-81 were procured under a two-ship block buy contract that was authorized by Section 121(a)(2) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R ...

CVN 78 is longer, at 1,106 feet compared to 1,092 feet, and can carry around 30 more aircraft. One of USS Gerald R. Ford's most essential improvements is its electromagnetic launching system ...

The following is the Jan. 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report The aircraft ...

Summary and Key Points: Earlier this year, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) completed its first worldwide deployment, launching over 8,000 sorties in the Mediterranean in response to the Israel ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is not only a feat of engineering but also the most expensive warship ever built. In this video, we dive into the remarkable innovations and features of this super ...

What You Need to Know: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) represents the pinnacle of modern aircraft carrier design, ... Next-Generation SPY-6 Radars Will Help the Navy Fight Wars of the Future ...

$13,300,000,000: Is the Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Worth It? A July 2017 article from National Defense put the price tag for the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the lead vessel of a new class of ...