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 ...
Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...
Ford is the most advanced aircraft carrier in history ... There is reason to wonder whether this model is sustainable. Aircraft carriers are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to enemy threats.
The following is the Jan. 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: ...
"The primary mission of an aircraft carrier is to fly aircraft, and we need to be able to replenish the jet fuel without having to pull in port." During a RAS, Ford's V-4 division, responsible for ...
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 ...