Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to observe the strike group’s Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Apr.

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — 10 On Your Side got an up close look at the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during its COMPTUEX training exercise. The aircraft carrier is the largest in the world.

The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport News Shipbuilding on Sept. 10, 2008, and is scheduled to be delivered in 2016. The Gerald R. Ford class will be the premier forward asset for ...

Ford (CVN 78) is a $13.32 billion aircraft carrier, according to the Congressional Research Service. That $13 billion price ...

Ford (CVN 78), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) James (WMSL 754), April 2, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ...

Ford (CVN 78) in 2023. After the Kennedy, the next Gerald R. Ford class carrier will be the USS Enterprise (CVN 80), followed by the USS Doris Miller (CVN 81), USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82), and ...

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan embarked USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, to ...

Ford class (CVN 78) was ordered in 2008 and is slated to be delivered in 2016 as the force structure replacement for USS ENTERPRISE (EX-CVN 65) which inactivated in 2012.

(Janes/Michael Fabey) With aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) and its carrier strike group (CSG) preparing for deployment later in 2025, the US Navy (USN) is putting the ships through a ...

The following is the Oct 23, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and… ...