USS Gerald R. Ford’s Captain On Why The Carrier’s New Island Design Works
USS Gerald R. Ford’s skipper tells us about the pros and cons of a smaller island set farther back than on the Nimitz class.
USS Gerald R. Ford’s skipper tells us about the pros and cons of a smaller island set farther back than on the Nimitz class.
The Navy wants F/A-XX to be faster, longer-ranged, and better equipped than its Super Hornets, and to be a “quarterback” for future drones.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower will have deployed twice in 12 months, which puts immense strain on the ships and their crews.
The Navy is standing up the unit now to ensure personnel are as prepared as they can be for the arrival of these drones in the coming years.
Real-world factors are driving proposals for a huge expansion of the Navy’s fleet, but major hurdles make these potential initiatives seem more like fantasy than anything else.
For the past three weeks, there has been a big increase in U.S. military air activity in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines.
It’s a major show of force in a hotly contested region aimed squarely at China.
The Navy’s top civilian also chastised the crew for its display of support for Captain Crozier after he was fired.
The Navy says the officer should have taken better precautions to ensure the highly detailed letter did not leak to the press.
The Navy says whoever leaked a damning letter regarding a COVID-19 outbreak on one of its carriers could face disciplinary action.