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Photos show the first full deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier, home at last after being sent as a warning to foes

During the ship's 2023 deployment, which lasted 239 days, the aircraft carrier carried out multinat…

Lauren Frias   


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Photos show daily operations aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford on its first full deployment in the Eastern Mediterranean

The decision to send the carrier strike group came after Hamas militants attacked Israel on October…

Elias Chavez   


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Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert

Satellite images show what appears to be a mock-up of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in a …

Chris Panella   


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Elon Musk is looking for trillions in government waste, and defense is a massive potential target

Defense is the largest area of discretionary spending in the federal budget, and Elon Musk has been…

Jake Epstein,Grace Kay   


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The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, is leaving Japan after nearly a decade in the Pacific

USS Ronald Reagan, stationed in the Pacific for roughly nine years, will be replaced by USS George …

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China's military has US aircraft carriers in its sights, but those flattops aren't 'little teacups,' their captains say

China will be gunning for US aircraft carriers, but those flattops are "designed to take it," Capt.…

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The US Navy says its new carrier only needed a fraction of the repairs required the last time a flattop did 'shock trials' 34 years ago

Those trials and other developments aboard USS Gerald R. Ford indicate that the carrier is finally …

Benjamin Brimelow   


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After another Trump rant and a 'new' milestone, the US's newest aircraft carrier is a week closer to seeing action

The US Navy quietly declared its newest carrier ready for operations in December, but officials did…

Christopher Woody   


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This is the $13 billion US Navy aircraft carrier Trump constantly complained looked 'really bad,' according to his former defense chief

Trump's former defense secretary said that he had tried to address Trump's complaints about the shi…

Julie Coleman   


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The US Navy's new $13 billion supercarrier is set to finally deploy next year after delays

The lead ship of a new carrier class has had its troubles, but a Navy admiral says the ship is on t…

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Watch the US Navy's new first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford finally set sail on its first deployment

The Ford is the world's most advanced aircraft carrier, but trying to get all the new technology on…

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The US Navy practiced blasting an aircraft carrier for the first time in 34 years. Here's what it's testing.

USS Gerald R. Ford is the first carrier to do shock trials since 1987, which is a sign the Navy is …

Benjamin Brimelow   


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The US Navy's top admiral admits they crammed too much new tech onto their new aircraft carrier

"We had 23 new technologies on that ship, which quite frankly increased the risk … right from the g…

Benjamin Brimelow   


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New US Navy supercarrier withstood the shock of multiple 40,000-pound bomb blasts, but some things did break, captain says

"We did break things, but we will fix them," Capt. Paul Lanzilotta, the USS Gerald R. Ford's comman…

Ryan Pickrell   


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The US Navy set off a 40,000-pound explosive to see how its new supercarrier would hold up in a fight

The massive explosion triggered about 100 miles off the coast of Florida registered a 3.9 on the Ri…

Ryan Pickrell   


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Explosion triggered near new US Navy aircraft carrier during shock trials registered as 3.9 magnitude earthquake

Videos of the blast set off near USS Gerald R. Ford show what the Navy put its new carrier through.

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The US Navy set off explosives next to its new aircraft carrier to see if the ship can handle the shock

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's crew said the shock trial testing proved "our warship can…

Ryan Pickrell   


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US Navy pulls parts off an under-construction aircraft carrier to get USS Gerald R. Ford ready to deploy

The Navy said it is stripping parts from another carrier to ready the Ford, which is expected to be…

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The US Navy is on its fourth aircraft carrier as its warships react to fighting in the Middle East

USS Abraham Lincoln is on its way as the US Navy continues to react to a range of crises in the Mid…

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