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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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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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The Navy's newest carrier, once criticized as a 'floating barge,' may be ready for action sooner than expected
After years of delays, cost overruns, and technological glitches, it's much smoother sailing for th…
Courtney Mabeus
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How the Navy's newest aircraft carrier keeps jets flying with fewer sailors than older carriers
Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Equipment) keep flight operations going aboard Navy carriers. But USS G…
Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jackson Adkins, US Navy
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Don't arrest anti-maskers. There's a better way to handle them.
We don't need more unnecessary confrontations between police and citizens. But we could use shame, …
David Plotz,Anthony L. Fisher,Henry Blodget
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The Navy pulled off 22 aircraft landings in just over 26 minutes in a demanding test of gear for its new supercarriers
The recent testing involved five F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, 25 maintainers from Carrier Air Wing 8 (C…
Ryan Pickrell
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The world's most-advanced aircraft carrier is one step closer to completion
The Ford, like almost any large first-in-class defense project, has encountered substantial setback…
Alex Lockie
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The US Navy's next advanced aircraft carrier is 75% complete - watch the latest 827-ton chunk drop into place
The 75%-complete mark was reached on April 19, with the positioning of the 827-ton forward section …
Christopher Woody
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The US Navy's next advanced aircraft carrier is 70% complete - watch the latest 888-ton chuck drop into place
Construction on the Kennedy started in February 2011, with the "first cut of steel" ceremony at New…
Christopher Woody
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The Navy's newest aircraft carrier got a long-missing piece of gear in December, helping solve a problem the Navy secretary has bet his job on fixing
"He said, should we go back to steam? I said, 'Well Mr. President, really look at what we're lookin…
Christopher Woody
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Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson sues Baton Rouge over arrest at a protest
The governor and the Baton Rouge police chief have defended the response to the protests, with the …
Jeremy Berke,Associated Press
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US vs. Chinese aircraft carriers: How the world's top flattops stack up
The US Navy's carrier fleet is superior to the Chinese, though China's new Fujian aircraft carrier …
Benjamin Brimelow
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What does the US carrier strike group near Israel bring? Tremendous firepower and an unmistakable message
The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group arrived in waters near Israel on Tuesday along with a w…
Chris Panella
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The newest US aircraft carrier is heading for deployment after a decade of hard lessons the Navy says it should 'never' do again
After years of struggles with a new design and technology, the first-in-class carrier USS Gerald R.…
Christopher Woody
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Inside the world of deep-cover spies that Russia is deploying to infiltrate the West
Russia is gearing up its deployment of deep-cover spies to the West who live under fake identities.…
Tom Porter
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The first full deployment of the US Navy's newest supercarrier and its strike group just took an unexpected turn with the crisis in Israel
The US said on Sunday the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is heading to the eastern Mediterrane…
Chris Panella
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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…
Ryan Pickrell
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Aircraft carriers aren't the Russian navy's only problem. It has also struggled for decades to build jets for them.
Even if Russia's sole aircraft carrier returns to service next year, it probably won't have a fully…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Navy's new high-tech aircraft launcher is being prepped for deployment on France's new nuclear-powered carrier
France's new carrier will be considerably larger than Charles de Gaulle, giving the French navy the…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A first-in-class US Navy supercarrier is about to set sail on its maiden deployment for the first time in over 40 years
The first-in-class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy's most advanced flattop, is finally ready t…