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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 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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How a pilot who's landed on 6 different classes of aircraft carrier prepared to land on the Navy's newest flattop
For a quarter-century, Capt. Cassidy "Dudley" Norman has had a front-row seat to the evolution of t…
Courtney Mabeus
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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…
Ryan Pickrell
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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 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…
Ryan Pickrell
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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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US sailors recall the shock of a 40,000-pound bomb blast hitting their supercarrier: 'You could feel it through your whole body'
One sailor who was below deck told Insider he heard a shockingly "loud bang," followed by intense v…
Ryan Pickrell
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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 British navy's newest aircraft carrier teamed up with US pilots to launch F-35 jets in 'beast mode' for the first time
The weeks of testing off the US East Coast in October were "the busiest HMS Prince of Wales has eve…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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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 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.
Ryan Pickrell
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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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British warships, aircraft, and a force of Royal Marines are joining a US Navy carrier strike group in waters near Israel
A collection of US firepower is already in the eastern Mediterranean, including an aircraft carrier…
Jake Epstein
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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…
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How Navy aircraft carriers have projected US military might all over the world for 86 years
Decades of hard experience have made the US Navy's aircraft carriers an imposing centerpiece for th…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A US Navy carrier strike group is now in place to stop anyone from making the Israel-Hamas war any worse than it already is
Officials said the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group was sent to the eastern Mediterranean de…
Kelsey Vlamis
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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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Sailors on the Navy's newest aircraft carrier did a 'rare pier-side fly-on' to quickly load up with helicopters
The fly-on was done pier side so no squadrons were intermingling, maintaining a "bubble-to-bubble" …