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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 ...
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America's Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Returns To Port After Troubled Months At Sea

USS Gerald R Ford arriving in port - Carl Court/Getty Images The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, the lead ship of the Gerald R. Ford-class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, is taking a short break to ...

The US Navy Awarded $17.6M Contract To Repair Newest Aircraft Carrier

Metro Machine Corp General Dynamics NASSCO will provide repair work to the USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s newest and most capable carrier ...
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The US 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 nuclear reactors to Naval Station Norfolk — the world ...

The $13 billion carrier with a plumbing problem is home. Now come the costly repairs

With 4,600 sailors finally home, USS Gerald R. Ford will finally receive some much needed repairs and an upgrade to its ...