It s crunch time for the troubled aircraft carrier U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford. The most expensive ship ever built is taking its final test before combat duty.
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022. This year saw the U.S. Navy trying to balance its focus on presence in the Indo-Pacific region with the need for ongoing deterrence missions in Europe amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. With a steady warship presence in U.S. 6th […]
The USS Gerald R. Ford’s deployment comes after major cost overruns, technical issues and other delays since it was commissioned into service in 2017 as the lead ship of its class.
The aircraft carrier USS started its first deployment on 4 October 2022. boarded the ship that week for observations and briefings about its new systems and equipment Gerald R Ford Michael Fabey As the aircraft carrier USS made its arduous j.