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Navy: Ford’s Advanced Arresting Gear Will be Ready for Fleet Super Hornets, Growlers by End of Year February 14, 2019

By: Sam LaGrone F/A-18F Pilot LCDR Jamie R. Struck the makes first carrier arrested landing using AAG system aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) off the Virginia coast. US Navy Photo … More »

China will build 4 nuclear aircraft carriers in drive to catch US Navy, experts say February 7, 2019

Beijing expected to have at least six aircraft carrier battle groups by 2035 after it prioritised modernising its navy Nuclear-powered carriers thought to be equipped with electromagnetic launch catapults similar … More »

A fighting Ford prepares to join the fleet February 6, 2019

By: Mark D. Faram Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson talks to the media in front of one of the the Ford’s new weapons elevators. (Mark D. Faram/Staff) ON BOARD … More »

US Navy admits failure on $760 million weapon to protect its aircraft carriers from an age-old threat February 6, 2019

By: Alex Lockie The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. US Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released The … More »

US Navy signs mammoth contract with Huntington Ingalls for two aircraft carriers February 1, 2019

By: David B. Larter WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has signed a $14.9 billion contract with shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls for two Ford-class aircraft carriers, the Navy announced Thursday evening. By buying … More »

Launch-and-Landing Failures Add to $13 Billion Ship’s Troubles January 30, 2019

By Anthony Capaccio Gerald R. Ford had 20 failures in sea operations, tester says Navy already faces problems with carrier’s munitions elevators The Navy’s costliest warship, the $13 billion Gerald … More »

Carrier Lincoln Preparing for Deployment After Several High-End Training Opportunities January 30, 2019

By: Megan Eckstein The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) (left), USS Nitze (DDG 94), and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) transit ahead of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham … More »

The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier got a long-missing piece of gear in December, helping to solve a problem the Navy secretary has bet his job on fixing January 22, 2019

Christopher Woody Sailors at the rails of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford during its commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd … More »