Explore the incredible features and history of the Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier. Learn about its advanced technology and the role it plays in naval operations. Discover the legacy of this iconic vessel.
The Nimitz aircraft carrier. An enormous source of destruction, capable of delivering hundreds of tons of explosives to its enemy in under an hour, but it’s much more than that. Its 100 000 tons of steel, 18 floors under the deck and its impressive length of 332 meters is much more than just weapons. It […]
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returned to port Sunday after its latest at-sea testing period with mixed results. While the carrier operated with the most complex air wing to date, the ship’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) suffered a failure that prevented the carrier from launching planes for five days, the Navy announced in a Sunday statement. On June 2, the crew discovered a fault in the power handling system that connects the ship’s energy-generating turbines to the EMALS…
The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Spanish navy frigate Alvaro de Bazan (F 101) steam in formation in the Atlantic Ocean.