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USS Gerald R. Ford

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Trump Orders Review to Replace EMALS With Steam on Future Ford‑Class Carriers

The 60‑day Defense Department review threatens years of delay, billions in added cost, reduced sortie benefits and limits on launching heavier future aircraft.

USS Gerald R. Ford Set To Break Longest Post‑Vietnam Carrier Deployment

USS Gerald R. Ford Redeployed Toward Middle East as Two-Carrier Posture Takes Shape

USS Gerald R. Ford Leads Neptune Strike as NATO Takes Control of Carrier Group

Gerald R. Ford Carrier Group Enters North Sea as Lincoln Joins Northern Edge Off Alaska