The following is the June 12, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Tag Archives: CVN 78
First Public EMALS Test Delayed Due to ‘Communication-Type Issues’ Among Components
Dead load launched from Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) during EMALS testing. HII Photo
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Navy’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) encountered problems Tuesday morning prior to a round of testing in front of media, but Navy and industry officials say the problem is minor and part of the testing process. Read More
Navy: CVN-79 Contract Has Lowest Ceiling Price Ever; R&D Investment Will Take Out Further Cost
Carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Upper Bow Lift. US Navy Photo
The Navy’s recently awarded contract for the construction of the next aircraft carrier has the lowest price of any nuclear carrier (CVN) fixed-price contract, and for a ship that is much more complex and capable than its Nimitz-class predecessor, the program executive officer for aircraft carriers told reporters Monday morning. Read More
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 (EMALS) on carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78). Read More
PEO Carriers: Advanced Arresting Gear Delays Won’t Stop Ford From Delivering On Time
Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the James River during the ship’s launch and transit to Newport News Shipyard pier three for the final stages of construction and testing in November 2013. US Navy photo.
The program executive officer for aircraft carriers told USNI News he is confident the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will deliver on time despite delays in the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) program. Read More
Navy Has Begun EMALS Testing on Carrier Ford
Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the James River during the ship’s launch and transit to Newport News Shipyard pier three for the final stages of construction and testing in November 2013. US Navy photo.
The Navy conducted its first-ever shipboard full-speed catapult shot with the General Atomics Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) aboard the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) earlier this month, the Navy said in a May 15 statement. Read More
Navy, Newport News Seeking Ways to Cut Carrier Costs, Introduce More Competition
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) under construction in 2013. Newport News Shipbuilding photo.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said the Navy is making good progress learning lessons from first-in-class Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier and lowering costs for the follow-on John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), but he said more innovative ideas might be needed to introduce competition and continue to cut out cost. Read More
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 overview of the Gerald R. Ford-class carrier (CVN-78) program. A previous version of this post may have appeared garbled in some browsers. Read More
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. Read More
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 Replacement program (ORP), the Navy could find itself sending only four new ships in almost all classes to the fleet sometime in the 2020s. Read More
