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Future USS John F. Kennedy kicks off topside catapult testing
Car-like carriages weighing up to 80,000 pounds are being launched off the carrier to test its jet catapult system.
By Diana Stancy
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EMALS technology on Ford carriers will help the US Navy accomplish its mission
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems on all four planned Ford-class carriers just makes sense, now and in 2071.
By Vice Adm. Lewis W. Crenshaw Jr. (ret.)
A fighting Ford prepares to join the fleet
The Navy’s top officer says the troubles plaguing the Navy’s newest flattop have been solved and he expects that it soon will terrorize foes and fascinate friends.
By Mark D. Faram
Once beleaguered by critics, the Ford gets a lift
The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford just got closer to becoming a fully operational flattop.
By Mark D. Faram
The 19 things you need to watch in 2019
More money and more personnel but also new challenges from rising rivals in the Western Pacific, Europe and the Persian Gulf. More changes to your leadership at the Pentagon. And more innovations that promise to transform the ways your Navy recruits, trains and retains its sailors.
By Geoff Ziezulewicz, Mark D. Faram, Natalie Gross, Tara Copp, AP, Leo Shane III, Carl Prine and David Larter, Defense News
The Sunday countdown: more of the top 19 stories to watch in 2019!
On Friday and Saturday we gave you 19 through 12. Today we hit eleven and then move into the Top 10.
By The staff of Navy Times plus the Military Times trio of Leo Shane III, Tara Copp and Natalie Gross
Why the Navy thinks the carrier Gerald R. Ford will work after all
The combination punch of good news at the Senate Armed Services' Seapower Subcommittee included testimony that the Navy has recorded significant cost savings during the building of the John F. Kennedy, the next Ford-class carrier, and is prepping to purchase two similar flattops in Fiscal Year 2020.
By Mark D. Faram
Hail and farewell: Carrier Ford changes command
The Gerald Ford's landing system proved itself at sea.
By Mark D. Faram
Why the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier was forced back into port
The Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the first-in-class Gerald R. Ford, made an unexpected return to port May 22 during an underway testing period.
By Mark D. Faram
Report: EMALS might not be ready for the fight
A January assessment from the Navy's operational testing and evaluation arm warns that the new electromagnetic jet launch system aboard the Gerald R. Ford is having issues.
China claims breakthrough in electromagnetic launch system for aircraft carrier
With this breakthrough, China will now be able to proceed with plans to build its third aircraft carrier.
By Mike Yeo