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Why the USS Gerald R. Ford Is Such a Badass Aircraft Carrier
Ford is not just any technological marvel—she’s the most advanced and most powerful ship in the world.
Why was a Ford automobile inside a sunken WWII US aircraft carrier?
The shipwreck of the USS Yorktown was located around 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu in May 1988 through a joint operation ...
China’s Aircraft Carriers Are Rapidly Evolving—And That’s a Direct Threat to America
Like the chef of a rival restaurant, China has been closely studying the ingredients that make up U.S. aircraft carriers—and ...
Ford automobile unexpectedly found in hangar of USS Yorktown shipwreck that sank during WWII
The USS Yorktown was commissioned in 1937 and took part in several World War II missions in the Pacific before it went down ...
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Ford carrier group equipped with new anti-drone weapons for possible Mideast deployment
ABOARD THE USS GERALD R. FORD — Two F-18 fighter jets roared above the USS Gerald R. Ford, flying past the aircraft carrier in the direction of a destroyer sitting on the horizon. Four other ...
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The U.S. Navy's Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Might Be 1 Giant Headache
The USS Gerald R. Ford is the most advanced aircraft carrier ... which can launch aircraft at a faster rate than older steam catapults; the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), which is designed for ...
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The US Navy is still grappling with elevator problems on its new Ford-class supercarriers
The same technology was at the center of headaches for USS Gerald R ... previously been critical of both the catapults and the weapons elevators on the Ford, expressing concern about the use ...
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The world's most-advanced aircraft carrier is one step closer to completion
The massive USS Gerald R. Ford will head out to sea for builders ... Its most advanced features, like it's electromagnetic catapults for launching bomb and fuel-laden jets off the deck, will ...