The different maintenance schedule, the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on HII’s workforce and delays in funding the mid-life maintenance… Read More
‘As sturdy and reliable as they’ve been, by the time they’re put out to pasture, they’re pretty well used up,’… Read More
The Gerald R. Ford-class is the replacement for Enterprise and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Aircraft carriers continue to be the centerpiece… Read More
Assuming a Nimitz aircraft carrier and the Admiral Kuznetsov are without escort what flattop would win in 1v1? Originally commissioned… Read More
On the morning of November 29, 2022, there was fire aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).… Read More
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier, the world’s largest warship, is in shape to deploy five years after its… Read More
‘It’s hard to imagine what a carrier doing flank speed is like,’ Ross Hall, Tactical Action Officer and Anti-Submarine Officer… Read More
The US Navy is currently studying extending the service lives of the oldest Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. The US Navy is… Read More
US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers can outrun virtually every surface ship in most sea states. The rougher it is, the… Read More
Assuming both ships are without escort what flattop would win in 1v1, the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier or the Admiral Kuznetsov?… Read More
351 Naval aviators were qualified using EMALS and AAG throughout 2020 and 2021. Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and Electromagnetic Aircraft… Read More
The AAG was working for an average of 48 traps before failing. According to Alert 5, the Pentagon’s Director, Operational… Read More
Ford is underway conducting integrated air wing operations, and the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group remains at sea in… Read More
On Apr. 19, 2005, USS America left Philadelphia under tow on its final mission. The America was towed off the… Read More
USS Gerald Ford elevators have suffered reliability issues due largely to software problems. To date, only two of the elevators… Read More
The 2-carrier contract would be very bad news for China: the Gerald R. Ford-class in fact is designed to… Read More
Rear Admiral Lou Yuan said the loss of one aircraft carrier would cost the U.S. the lives of 5000 service… Read More
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