What You Need to Know: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) represents the pinnacle of modern aircraft carrier design, yet the vessel’s significant costs, complex maintenance, and vulnerability concerns ...
The Ford-class aircraft carrier is the U.S. Navy’s newest and most sophisticated vessel to date – and the first new class of carrier since the Nimitz class was first built in 1968.
The Gerald R. Ford class is the future aircraft carrier replacement class for Enterprise and Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport ...
Ford-class Aircraft Carrier: Built for Battle? It is difficult to picture a scenario in which the U.S. exposes its $13 billion supercarrier to enemy fire. Of course, the Ford class is built ...