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Nov 15, 2021 · On April 16, 2021, sailors on board the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed Combat Systems Ship’s Qualification Trials (CSSQT), a critical step in validating the ship’s ability to defend itself and its crew. The trials, which began in February, were divided into five parts. The completion of the final phase, 2C, and the ...
Dec 8, 2022 · Video coverage aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, during its inaugural deployment. Xavier Vavasseur 08 Dec 2022. Naval News flew aboard USS Gerald R Ford while the carrier was off the coast of France, participating to exercise Silent Wolverine. In this video I briefly introduce some of ...
Gerald R. Ford will enter the fleet replacing the inactive USS Enterprise (CVN-65), which ended her 51 years of active service in December 2012. On 10 September 2008, the U.S. Navy signed a $5.1 billion contract with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, to design and construct the carrier.
Keel Laid: November 14, 2009 Christened: November 9, 2013 Commissioned: July 22, 2017 Builder: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News, Va. Propulsion system: two A1B nuclear reactors, four shafts Lengths, overall: 1.092 feet (332.85 meters) Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters) Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters) Draft: 39 feet (7.8 meters) Displacement: approx. 100,000 tons full load Speed ...
Aug 13, 2017 · The USS Gerald Ford is being built by Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding.The Navy plans to build 10 Gerald Ford class carriers, each with a 50-year life span. The second Gerald Ford class carrier is named the USS John F. Kennedy and construction started in 2011. This class of aircraft carriers will replace ...
Oct 5, 2022 · The USS Gerald R. Ford has a crew of over 4000 sailors and officers. The ship is designed to accommodate a crew of up to 6000, making it one of the largest ships in the Navy.
The Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) is a new design surveillance radar that is to be installed in the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, John F. Kennedy, in lieu of the Dual Band radar. The America-class amphibious assault ships starting with LHA-8 and the planned LX (R) will also have this radar.
