Aircraft Carriers: USS Gerald Ford

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USS Gerald R. Ford, Atlantic Ocean, April 13th, 2022.
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Why The Navy’s Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Has So Many Problems

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New technologies

The Force class is meant to modernize carrier operations for a new era, and the 23 new technologies aboard the Ford give it a number of improvements over its Nimitz-class predecessors, including faster aircraft sorties and a smaller crew.

The most well-known additions are the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG).

While the four catapults on board Nimitz-class carriers are steam-powered, Ford’s EMALS uses linear induction motors. The new catapults are more efficient than their steam-powered counterparts and launch fixed-wing aircraft more smoothly and at much faster rates.

The AAG also has advantages over its predecessor, the Mark-7 hydraulic arresting gear.

A turbo-electric system, the AAG has digital controls capable of self-diagnosis and of sending maintenance alerts, requiring less manpower and time to maintain.

The new arresting gear can also handle the weight of a wider variety of aircraft, meaning that the AAG, along with EMALS, will enable Navy carriers to reliably launch and land both manned and unmanned aircraft.

The Ford also features a new elevator system that is designed with larger and more complex smart munitions in mind. The Ford’s 11 elevators are specifically built and positioned within the carrier to decrease the time it takes to move weapons from the ship’s magazines to the flight deck.

Its new Dual Band Radar (DBR) system is capable of simultaneously operating over two frequency ranges. Unlike the system on the Nimitz class, the DBR has no rotating antennas, which increases its reliability and makes maintenance easier.

To top it all off, Ford powers its new systems with two newly designed A1B nuclear reactors that can generate almost three times more power than the A4W reactors used on Nimitz-class carriers.

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Largest And Most Expensive Aircraft Carrier Ever: USS Ford Ready For ‘Duty’

See - https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/09/lar ... -for-duty/
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New American supercarrier to depart on first deployment

The USS Gerald R. Ford will deploy and operate alongside a coalition of allied forces in the Atlantic Ocean next week.
Ford is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) and their first operational deployment will include air, maritime, and ground assets from NATO Allies and partner nations. The strike group will set sail from Norfolk, Virginia, and will operate in the Atlantic Ocean.
Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/new-ame ... eployment/

[Just a thought - Q.E. is at present returning to Norfolk V.A. from N.Y. and thence eastern Atlantic. Maybe some joint exercises etc.]
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USS Gerald R Ford sails from Naval Station Norfolk yesterday for her maiden deployment.

HMS QNLZ alongside in the background - due to return to the UK and embark jets for operational deployment in European waters soon.
See - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 2904457216
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Hangar deck, USS Gerald R. Ford, October 8th, 2022.
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One of the new Ford Class features: in-deck aircraft fueling stations. No more running fuel hoses across the deck. Now aircraft just taxi to a station to gas-and-go. This is a VFA-31 Tomcatter F/A-18E Super Hornet pictured fueling on October 5th 2022.
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On finals approach to USS Gerald R. Ford.
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USS Gerald R. Ford.....Atlantic Ocean, October 21st 2022.
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The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford will anchor near Portsmouth in mid-November.

The date of the visit, currently not publicly released, will also see some of the aircraft carrier’s escorts arrive in the naval base.
I’ll update this article when I am able to post the exact date as posting it now might not be the best idea from a security point of view.
The carrier itself is too large to enter HMNB Portsmouth and will instead stay outside at Spithead.

Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/america ... -november/

Link from Tim.
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