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The US Navy's grappling with another Ford-class supercarrier delay that could run into the next decade
The US Navy's third Ford-class aircraft carrier is facing ... to 26 months after its planned delivery date of March 2028. The supercarrier will now deliver in September 2029 at the absolute ...
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Beijing May Build A Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier
Ford-class nuclear-powered supercarriers. Rumors have abounded for years that Beijing would seek to build a nuclear-powered carrier, but the latest speculation is based on new evidence that the ...
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How the problems on the US Navy's new supercarrier helped them build the next one cheaper and faster
Days after the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford sailed out of a "challenging" post-shakedown work period that was extended three months because of maintenance problems ...
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Trump is back to criticizing US aircraft carrier engineering in what could be a warning sign for the US Navy
The Ford-class carrier faced delays and cost overruns ... President Donald Trump criticized the technologies aboard the new US Navy supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford on Wednesday in a discussion ...
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Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier
Ford class (CVN 78) was ordered in 2008 and is slated to be delivered in 2016 as the force structure replacement for USS ENTERPRISE (EX-CVN 65) which inactivated in 2012.