Ford-Class Archives

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, April 11, 2026. Gerald R. Ford is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

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The USS Gerald R. Ford Could Be Out of Action for Over a Year. And It Could Be Far Worse

A couple of days ago, CNN released footage showing the aftermath of the laundry fire, which burned several hundred living spaces aboard the USS...

Isaac SeitzJune 8, 2026

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) sails alongside the world’s largest aircraft carrier the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Sep. 24, 2025. Winston S. Churchill, as part of Carrier Strike Group 12, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces, Europe-Africa, and defend U.S. Allied and partner interest in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Hector Rodriguez)

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A Fire in the Laundry Room Nearly Sank The U.S. Navy’s $13 Billion Supercarrier — and the System Built to Stop It Failed

Summary and Key Points: The USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier just finished the longest U.S. carrier deployment since Vietnam. But a laundry-room fire, the...

Steve BalestrieriJune 8, 2026

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The Hardest Part of Building a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Isn’t the Nuclear Reactor or Hull. It’s the One System That Keeps Failing

Summary and Key Points: A nuclear-powered supercarrier is one of the most complex machines humanity has ever built — yet the part that gave...

Harry J. KazianisJune 7, 2026

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The USS Nimitz Is Set to Retire Next Spring after 52 Years — but the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Meant to Replace Her Is Running Years Behind

Summary and Key Points: The USS Nimitz, commissioned in 1975, is scheduled to decommission next spring after nearly 52 years of service — even...

Steve BalestrieriJune 2, 2026

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The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s Newest $13B Carrier, May Be Out of Action for 14 Months After a Deployment Plagued by Fire and Failed Plumbing

After a nearly year-long deployment, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy, could be...

Isaac SeitzJune 1, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completes the first scheduled explosive event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 18, 2021. The U.S. Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Riley B. McDowell)

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The U.S. Navy Cannot Replace The Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier — Even If It Wanted To

Summary and Key Points: Congress and the Pentagon are reviewing the Ford-class aircraft carrier program — including whether the CVN-80 and CVN-81 block buy...

Harrison KassMay 27, 2026

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. Ford is at sea conducting sea trials following the in port portion of its 15 month post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin).

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The U.S. Navy Will Plug the USS Gerald R. Ford Into Naval Station Norfolk to See if the Aircraft Carrier Can Power the Whole Base

Summary and Key Points: This summer, the U.S. Navy will conduct an unprecedented test, exporting electricity from the USS Gerald R. Ford’s two A1B...

Jack BuckbyMay 27, 2026

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

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China Built a Full-Scale Replica of a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Gobi Desert to Practice Destroying It — the Navy Is Still Debating EMALS

Summary and Key Points: China has spent the last decade constructing a full-scale replica of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier on a...

Andrew LathamMay 26, 2026

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Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has inherited the Ford-class aircraft carrier review launched by his predecessor, John Phelan, and, with it, the...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 26, 2026

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The USS Gerald R. Ford Could Be Out of Action for Over a Year. And It Could Be Far Worse

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Fire in the Laundry Room Nearly Sank The U.S. Navy’s $13 Billion Supercarrier — and the System Built to Stop It Failed

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Hardest Part of Building a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Isn’t the Nuclear Reactor or Hull. It’s the One System That Keeps Failing

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The USS Nimitz Is Set to Retire Next Spring after 52 Years — but the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Meant to Replace Her Is Running Years Behind

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s Newest $13B Carrier, May Be Out of Action for 14 Months After a Deployment Plagued by Fire and Failed Plumbing

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Cannot Replace The Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier — Even If It Wanted To

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Will Plug the USS Gerald R. Ford Into Naval Station Norfolk to See if the Aircraft Carrier Can Power the Whole Base

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China Built a Full-Scale Replica of a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Gobi Desert to Practice Destroying It — the Navy Is Still Debating EMALS

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Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

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