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America's Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Will Finally Go On Its First Deployment Next Year After multiple issues and delays, the USS Gerald R. Ford is now set to go to sea for its maiden deployment in 2022...

USS Gersld Ford conducts sea trials

USS Gerald Ford's EMALS and AAG cleared for use on all aircrafts

Testing take-offs and landings

U.S. Navy christens newest aircraft carrier The U.S. Navy has christened its newest Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), during a ceremony on Saturday, December. 6, at the Newport News Shipbuilding...

The Duterte vote has nothing to do with nationalism. Even those ardently anti-Chinese voted for this con man. He has turned the last election into an anti-crime election. Chinese new millionaores want to live more in US and Canada. So they go for golden visas but still cannot totally live in US...

You don't understand the Philippine psyche. We consider ourselves the adopted children of America. In fact, the #1 place majority would like to migrate is America, not Australia, NZ or Uk, especially not non-English speaking EU countries. I grew up with WW2 stories from my grandfather who...

The vast majority of Filipino are Pro-US. In almost all Filipino would migrate to the US if given the chance. Only Duterte and his minions are anti-US and anti-EU. They're traitors!

But Duterte will not last forever. Either he dies from cancer or his term ends. Either way, whoever comes after Duterte will not be very friendly to China.

The USN will not use all its carriers in a single theater. So in case of war whatever carrier or carriers as part of a task force assigned to that theater will be fully loaded not only with fighters but also with other support aircraft. We just have a traitor President right now. But after his...

Fully loading carriers during peacetime will unnecessarily shorten the lifespan of these carriers through increased wear and tear. But in wartime these carriers will be fully loaded. Even some LHAs in previous wars are fully loaded with Harriers.

U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilder prepares for christening of newest aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) https://defence-blog.com/news/u-s-navys-largest-shipbuilder-prepares-for-christening-of-newest-aircraft-carrier.html

USS Ford completes post shakedown cruise

There is no available article on the reasoning behind the use of Mk29 ESSM launcher in USN flat tops. But I can wager that it has specific considerations on why that is so. I already mentioned my speculations that it could be that 1) between a VLS and Mk29 launching system the latter provides...

The USN has also installed ESSM in Mk41, 48 and 56 VLS lunchers in frigates, destroyers and other ships (non-flat tops). As I said it is only on flat tops (super carriers and LHDs) that the ESSM is launched via Mk29 launcher so there are definitely very good reasons on this launching set up for...

The ESSM in USN aircraft carriers are intended as medium range defense against sea skimming supersonic anti-ship missiles (not aircraft). Perhaps a horizontal position of the Mk29 launcher is the most direct, shortest and faster way to intercept sea skimming supersonic anti-ship missiles, as...

And some videos: Inside the hangar On the flight deck

Yet more photos of USS Ford: (Note the sink: It looks like it's been made from carbon fiber.)

Some more photos: (One of the several Bomb Jettison Ramps in USS Ford)

Tour inside USS Gerald Ford: