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The Problem with U.S. Navy Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
What You Need to Know: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) represents the pinnacle of modern aircraft carrier design, yet the vessel’s significant costs, complex maintenance, and vulnerability concerns ...
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Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier
The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport News Shipbuilding on Sept. 10, 2008, and is scheduled to be delivered in 2016. The Gerald R. Ford class will be the premier forward asset for ...
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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
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How the Navy pumps 1.3 million gallons of fuel into an aircraft carrier without ever pulling into port
ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a successful replenishment-at-sea (RAS) February 8 marking the ship's first time receiving fuel from a replenishment ship in more than 24 ...
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Future US aircraft carriers to bear Clinton and Bush names
In addition to the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), other aircraft carriers include the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) is a nuclear-powered ...
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U.S. Navy’s Names Next Two Aircraft Carriers After Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
Ford (CVN-78). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky) The official statement notes that the names follow the Navy tradition of often naming aircraft carriers ...
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Doris Miller (CVN-81)
The following is the Dec. 28, 2021, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and… ...