VIDEO: Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Commissioning Ceremony
The following is video of the July 22, 2017 Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) commissioning ceremony.…
House Armed Services Committee Debates Hypoxia, LCS Buys, CVN-78 Shock Trials, Flight III Upgrade Schedule
The House Armed Services Committee passed its annual defense bill on Thursday after a 14-hour markup, sending the bill to…
Carrier Ford Delivers To Navy After 15 Months of Delays
The Navy accepted delivery of the first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on May 31, following the completion of…
DoN $180B Budget Request Emphasizes Readiness; Reduces Spending on Ships, Aircraft
This post has been updated following Pentagon and Navy press briefings on the FY 2018 budget. THE PENTAGON – The Department…
Carrier Ford to Begin Acceptance Trials this Month; Navy Expects Quick Delivery Afterwards
The first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will head to sea by the end of the month for its…
UPDATED: President Trump Wants Gerald Ford Carriers to Use ‘Goddamned Steam’ Catapults Instead of ‘No Good’ Electromagnetic Launchers
This post has been updated to include a comment from Acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley. President Donald Trump wants the…
Carrier Gerald R. Ford Completes Builder’s Trials, Prepares For Acceptance Trials, Delivery ‘This Spring’
Aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its builder’s trials today and is back at Naval Station Norfolk to…
VIDEO: Carrier Gerald R. Ford Gets Underway
The following is April 8, 2017 video of aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) departs Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News…
NAVSEA: Carrier Gerald R. Ford Set to Start Sea Trials this Week
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The overdue first Ford-class aircraft carrier is set to go underway on its first set of…
Carrier Gerald R. Ford Heads to Sea Next Month; Commissioning Later This Year
This post has been updated to correct the title of Ye-Ling Wang, who now serves as program manager for future aircraft…