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Gerald R. Ford Completes Full Ship Shock Trials

The Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier has withstood three explosions over the course of four months during its full ship shock trials.

CNO: Too Much New Tech On Ford Was A Mistake

“The ammunition elevators are an exceptional example of a painful process over the past four or five years,” Adm. Michael Gilday said.

Navy’s New Unmanned Plan To Build In Critical New Data-Sharing Effort

"What I was looking at when I first came into the job was a number of unmanned efforts that were on the way and not being necessarily coordinated," CNO Adm. Mike Gilday says.

We Need A Bigger Navy, Fast: Chris Lehman

A hastily-developed shipbuilding plan rushed out near the end of the Trump Administration set a very modest goal of a 500-ship Navy, but it would achieve that number at a snail's pace where the fleet would not reach 500 ships until 2045. We simply can't wait 25 years.

Aboard USS Ford: More Weapons, More Launches, Faster & Safer

SOMEWHERE OFF THE EAST COAST: When our aging C-2 Greyhound aircraft took off from the USS Gerald R. Ford the experience was clearly different. Propelled by the electro-magnetic system that has replaced steam catapults it was much smoother and much quicker. The new launch and landing systems provide key tools for a significant reshaping of the […]

Beyond The Ford: Navy Studies Next-Gen Carriers EXCLUSIVE

The Future Carrier 2030 Task Force, which the service will announce next week, will study how carriers stack up against new generations of stealthy submarines and long-range precision weapons being fielded  by China and Russia.

USS Ford Plans New Aggressive Training Schedule At Sea

“The ship is kickass,” the ship's skipper said, extolling the new technologies that separate it from the current Nimitz-class carriers.

355 Ships? Acting Navy Secretary Readies To Defend Tight Budget

With the expected nomination of the next Navy Secretary lost at sea, Thomas Modly has taken the wheel, and prepares to meet Congress next month and defend the 2021 Navy budget.

Get USS Kennedy Ready For F-35Cs, Congress Orders Navy

The Navy always planned to add F-35 modifications to its two brand-new aircraft carriers at a later date. But an annoyed Congress wants it done now.

Spencer Fired As SecNav, Three Different Stories Why

Ambassador to Norway Ken Braithwaite will be nominated as the new Secretary of the Navy, according to the Pentagon, breaking a pattern where President Trump elevates a deputy and keeps him as acting instead of nominating someone new. 

Ford Aircraft Carriers Not Ready For F-35s, So Aging Vinson Gets The Call

The long road the F-35 took to finally being ready to deploy has forced the Navy's new $13 billion carrier class to leave the plane behind -- for now at least.

SecNav Again Blasts Huntington Ingalls On Ford Carriers

Navy Secretary Richard Spencer continues to lay into aircraft carrier builder Huntington Ingalls, as his acquisition chief tries to smooth things over on Capitol Hill.

All 6 East Coast Carriers In Dock, Not Deployed: Hill Asks Why

As the Navy scrambles to get enough parts and people to move carriers back out to sea, it's facing a crowded waterfront at Norfolk.

Navy Secretary Rips Hill, Says Shipbuilder HI Has ‘No Idea’

Richard Spencer was taking no prisoners in remarks today, accusing Congress of failing to fund his plans and spreading "disinformation" about shipbuilding programs.