Tag: Advanced Weapon Elevator

Navy’s New Carrier Still Can’t Reliably Get Planes In The Air Or Safely Back On The Deck

January 30, 2019

Carriers, Ford Class, Navies, Sea, U.S. Navy, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78),

The Navy’s newest and most advanced carrier can’t make it through a day of operations, on average, without a launch and recovery system failure.

Shock Trials or No, the Navy’s Newest Supercarrier Is Still an Unreliable Debacle

June 30, 2019

Carriers, Ford Class, Naval Radars, Naval Sensor Systems, Navies, Sea, U.S. Navy, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78),

The service wants to put off critical testing for years, but a recent Pentagon report says the USS Ford barely works in optimal conditions.