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New US Navy supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy catapults 80,000-pound vehicles into river to test aircraft launch system: video
The Kennedy is the second Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding. It was launched and christened in 2019 after more than a decade of development and ...
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Here are the names of the 6 new Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers that are poised to lead the US Navy until 2100
Two future Ford-class aircraft carriers are being named after Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. It's the US Navy convention to name nuclear-powered flattops after presidents, with some ...
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Aircraft on Ford-class carriers won't be able to use external fuel tanks
The USS Ford is the first in its class and is slated to be commissioned roughly a year from now. The USS John F. Kennedy and the USS Enterprise, the ninth US Navy ship to bear the name ...
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How the Navy's newest aircraft carrier keeps jets flying with fewer sailors than older carriers
ABEs assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), work with first-in-class ... assigned to Ford's air department as the bow catapults leading petty officer. "As far as Nimitz [class], everything ...
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US Navy received its most powerful aircraft carrier ever: US$ 12,9 billion
The United States Navy received the most powerful addition yet to its fleet of aircraft super carriers Thursday, the USS Gerald R. Ford. After 12 years of construction and US$12.9 billion ...