The US Navy (USN) has used its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to launch and recover an aircraft for the first time from first-of-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78). An F/A-18F Super Hornet was recovered and...
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here in a combination model and live shot photo, is the first in the US Navy's next generation of warships, the Ford class. USS Gerald R. Ford was officially commissioned on July 22, 2017. Here's everything we know about both ships so f...
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS of the US NAVY is the perfect way to learn the history and view photos of all the US AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. Containing over 400 high quality photos, this project vividly brings to life the stories of these ships. Designed especially with the iPad in mind, you can zoom in on...
The next nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy is now three-quarters structurally complete following the recent installation of the forward area of the ship’s main deck, shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today. John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second ship ...
USS George Washington (CVN-73) has finally reached the Naval Station Norfolk, Va. after it cleared the Navy’s acceptance trails following the mid-life overhaul.
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) visits Busan. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, MH-60 Seahawk onboard.. CVN-71. Aircraft Carrier. JetPhotos.com is the biggest database of aviation photographs with over 6 million screened photos online!
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the Peace Bridge in the Suez Canal, April 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Orion K. Shotton/Released) The Navy, however, wasn’t too burdened by the blockage. While in the Eastern Mediterr...
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the Peace Bridge in the Suez Canal, April 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Orion K. Shotton/Released) The Navy, however, wasn’t too burdened by the blockage. While in the Eastern Mediterra...
Their hopes rested on the fact that the Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier, while still diesel-powered, was equipped with the world’s most advancedelectromagnetic catapult systemson a par with the USS Ford-class vessels. US Navy sets off explosives to test new aircraft carrier ...