Summary and Key Points: The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) faced cost overruns and delays, reaching $13.3 billion, exceeding initial estimates. -Despite these issues, the Ford-class carriers are ...

This week’s story takes us onboard USS Gerald R. Ford — the newest and most advanced carrier in the Navy’s inventory. The Ford was commissioned in 2017 — and recently completed it’s ...

Getting a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ready for her maiden deployment is no small task. The good news is that recently the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) successfully conducted the Combat Systems ...

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The new USS Gerald R. Ford, the first new aircraft carrier design from the US Navy in four decades, boasts a slew of improved features that separate it from the previous Nimitz class carriers.

Future Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered US aircraft carriers will be named after former presidents Bill Clinton and ...

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 ...

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), which has spent more than eight months away in the Mediterranean, is returning home. https://www.wavy.com/news/military/naval-station ...

Two new aircraft carriers will be named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming them ...

The USS Ford is the most advanced aircraft carrier the US has ever built. The tally for the total cost is $13.3 billion, nearly 30% more than initial estimates. However, more costs are expected.

Of those carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford is actively serving in the fleet, even recently being deployed to the Eastern ...