Document: Report to Congress on Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program
The following is the June 12, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and…
First Public EMALS Test Delayed Due to ‘Communication-Type Issues’ Among Components
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Navy’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) encountered problems Tuesday morning prior to a round of…
Navy: CVN-79 Contract Has Lowest Ceiling Price Ever; R&D Investment Will Take Out Further Cost
The Navy’s recently awarded contract for the construction of the next aircraft carrier has the lowest price of any nuclear…
Video: Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System Dead Load Tests on Carrier Gerald R. Ford
The following is a June 5, 2015 U.S. Navy video of dead load tests of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System…
PEO Carriers: Advanced Arresting Gear Delays Won’t Stop Ford From Delivering On Time
The program executive officer for aircraft carriers told USNI News he is confident the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)…
Navy Has Begun EMALS Testing on Carrier Ford
The Navy conducted its first-ever shipboard full-speed catapult shot with the General Atomics Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) aboard the…
Navy, Newport News Seeking Ways to Cut Carrier Costs, Introduce More Competition
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said the Navy is making good progress learning lessons…
Document: NAVSEA Update on Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program
The following are Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) briefing slides from the Credit Suisse/McAleese 2016 Defense Programs Conference giving an…
Document: Ford Carrier Report to Congress
The following is the April, 9 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program.…
Navy Leaders: Fleet Size Could Fall to 240 Ships Without Budget Relief
Without relief from automatic budget cuts and money from sources other than its shipbuilding account to pay for the Ohio-class…