The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, F.D.R or ‘Rosie’ as she was affectionately known, was a Midway class carrier, the next step…
Aircraft CarriersU.S. Navy
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
EMALS, AAG complete 8,000 aircraft recoveries, launches on USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier
by Dario Leone351 Naval aviators were qualified using EMALS and AAG throughout 2020 and 2021. Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch…
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Aircraft CarriersU.S. Navy
“USS Ford EMALS failed after 181 launches. It was required to work for 4,166 launches before failure,” Pentagon tester says
by Dario LeoneThe AAG was working for an average of 48 traps before failing. According to Alert 5, the Pentagon’s Director, Operational Test…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
US Navy’s First Black Female Tactical Air Pilot will be flying the EA-18G Growler
by TAGCTeamLt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle will report to the “Vikings” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 at NAS Whidbey Island in…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
These photos of USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Harry S. Truman operating together highlight the differences between a Ford-class and a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
by Dario LeoneFord is underway conducting integrated air wing operations, and the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group remains at sea in the…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
USS Gerald R. Ford completes 1000th Aircraft Arrestment, 1000th Launch, gets Flight Deck Certification
USS Gerald R. Ford will be the only carrier regularly available to provide carrier qualifications to pilots who require them on…
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Aircraft Carriers
USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier First Deployment could Slip to 2024
by Dario LeoneThe developmental delays in the new technologies that are included aboard the first-in-class nuclear aircraft carrier have continued to slip Ford’s…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
USS Gerald R. Ford AAG cleared to recover all “props and jets”
by Dario LeoneThe latest Aircraft Recovery Bulletin by the U.S. Navy enables propeller aircraft: C-2A Greyhound, E-2C Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, and…
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Aircraft CarriersU.S. Navy
USS Gerald Ford delivery delayed to October due to Extensive Nuclear Propulsion, Weapons Elevator Repairs
by Dario LeoneUSS Gerald Ford elevators have suffered reliability issues due largely to software problems. To date, only two of the elevators meet…
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Aircraft Carriers
As Chinese Admiral says his Country should sink two American Aircraft Carriers, the U.S. Navy is ready to sign dual-Gerald R. Ford-class carrier Contract
by Dario LeoneThe 2-carrier contract would be a very bad news for China: the Gerald R. Ford-class in fact is designed to maximize…
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