Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Ship Names
The following is the July 9, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. …
General Atomics Wins $1.2B Contract for EMALS, AAG on Future Carrier Doris Miller, French Carrier Study
The builder of the electromagnetic catapults and advanced arresting gear used by the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carrier won a $1.19…
VIDEO: USS Gerald R. Ford Makes Norwegian Port Call, Kremlin Calls Visit ‘Illogical, Harmful’
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) pulled into Oslo, Norway on Wednesday for a port call to the Norwegian…
Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Departs Norfolk for Worldwide Deployment
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group left Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday afternoon for its first global deployment, USNI…
Navy: USS Gerald R. Ford Set to Deploy in May, Kennedy Deployment Schedule Unaffected by Delivery Change
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – First-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is set to deploy the first week of May following…
Ford Aircraft Carrier John F. Kennedy to Deliver a Year Later
The next Ford-class aircraft carrier will now deliver to the Navy in 2025, one year later than the service’s most…
VIDEO: Navy’s Newest Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Faces Toughest Test Yet
ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GERALD R. FORD IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN – The pressure is high and getting higher for…
VIDEO: USS Gerald R. Ford Back in Norfolk After Two Months in the Atlantic
This post has been updated to indicate neither forces from Finland nor Coast Guard cutter USCGC Hamilton participated in the…
Inside Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s Two-Month Operational Stress Test
This story has been updated to clarify the amount of ammunition the ship loaded aboard before departing. ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER…
Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to Embark on Short Cruise Ahead of Full Deployment Next Year
THE PENTAGON — Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will soon leave for a short cruise before heading out…