Only 3 of the 11 advanced weapons elevators on the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford are ready, and the carrier will deploy years behind schedule

The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is years behind schedule, billions of dollars over budget, and still a ways from fixing the weapons elevators.

The US Navy fixed the propulsion problems on its $13 billion supercarrier, but the ship still has serious issues

It can now sail without problem, but the Navy is still trying to fix other critical systems on an aircraft carrier that's late and over budget.
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Navy's New USS Ford can launch more attacks and drop more weapons

The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is now ready to arm its Carrier Air Wing with more bombs on a much faster op-tempo by moving weapons from the ship’s magazine up to the flight deck ...
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The Navy’s New Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Is Now Delayed 2 Years

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now facing a two-year delivery delay, pushing its arrival to March 2027. -The ...