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By Jan 11, 2021
Military Tech

The Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier still can’t do the one thing it’s absolutely required to do

What good is an aircraft carrier that can't reliably launch and land aircraft?
By Nov 24, 2020
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The Navy’s new Osprey just conducted its first drop-off at sea

Less than a year since conducting its first flight operations, the Navy's new CMB-22B Osprey has successfully made a drop-off to an aircraft carrier at sea.
By Nov 17, 2020
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We salute the USS Ronald Reagan for rocking its battle flag on its way back to port

The USS Ronald Reagan returned to its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan over the weekend after a six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific — and it did so with flying colors
By Oct 28, 2020
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A Navy veteran exposes the insanely gross food served on warships in a viral Facebook post

"I want people to know about this – and I want somebody higher than me to know about this"
By Oct 8, 2020
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China is preparing to field a third aircraft carrier. Here’s why they’re no match for US flattops

Of all the new weapons in China's modern, ever-growing military arsenal, few have gotten as much attention as its aircraft carriers
By Oct 6, 2020
Military Tech

How Navy aircraft carriers have projected US military might all over the world for nearly a century

Few weapons have made an impact on warfare like the aircraft carrier
By Aug 20, 2020
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Not content with F-35 debacle, the Navy is now working on a brand new fighter jet

The Defense Department may not have finished working out all the kinks in the ultra-expensive and perpetually buggy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but the Navy is still plowing ahead with...
By Jul 22, 2020
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Two other Navy ships caught fire just days after the USS Bonhomme Richard inferno

The inferno that engulfed the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard isn't the only fire to strike Navy capital ships in recent weeks
By Jun 29, 2020
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The Navy rocked back-to-back dual carrier operations in the Pacific to send a message to adversaries

Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are conducting dual carrier operations in the Pacific for the second time in a week
By Jun 22, 2020
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The Navy is still trying to figure out exactly why the aircraft launch system on its $13 billion supercarrier failed

The U.S. Navy is still unsure exactly what caused a critical piece of technology on the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to fail earlier this month
By Jun 9, 2020
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A power problem aboard the Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier left it unable to launch aircraft for days

The Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford suffered a power problem during recent at-sea testing that crippled the $13 billion supercarrier's ability to launch planes for days
By Jun 3, 2020
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The Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier still doesn’t have working weapons elevators and aircraft launching systems

The USS Gerald R. Ford may be on a steady march towards its first formal deployment, but the much-vaunted supercarrier is still facing major technical problems in two of its...
By May 10, 2020
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Navy flaunts aircraft carrier strength after COVID-19 knocked one out for more than a month

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday tweeted that six carriers, the Truman, Eisenhower, Reagan, Nimitz, Lincoln, and Ford, are all underway.
By Apr 28, 2020
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USS Nimitz sailors were quarantined for nearly a month to avoid COVID-19 before their deployment

The Navy appears to be taking extra precautions to ensure the next aircraft carrier crew getting underway doesn't see a repeat of the health crisis playing out on another ship...
By Apr 17, 2020
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France defends handling of aircraft carrier COVID-19 outbreak after more than 1,000 sailors test positive

France defended its handling of the spread of the coronavirus through its flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier fleet, after more than a 1,000 sailors tested positive for the disease
By Apr 10, 2020
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France reports 50 COVID-19 cases aboard aircraft carrier

Fifty crew members aboard France's sole aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, have tested positive for the new coronavirus and parts of the ship have been put in lockdown, the...
By Apr 9, 2020
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The USS Nimitz narrowly avoided a major COVID-19 outbreak, Navy officials say

The two sailors being treated for COVID-19 were off the ship before the fast cruise started on April 1, Navy officials told Task & Purpose
By Apr 7, 2020
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Yet another aircraft carrier has reported a positive COVID-19 case

At least two sailors assigned to the USS Nimitz has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last week, Politico reports, the Navy's fourth aircraft carrier to report...
By Mar 29, 2020
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A second aircraft carrier is reportedly facing a COVID-19 outbreak

The USS Theodore Roosevelt isn't the only Navy aircraft carrier in the Western Pacific that's currently dealing the threat of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) among its sailors.
By Mar 25, 2020
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The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier just crushed a major operational milestone despite the threat of COVID-19

Off the East Coast this month, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford, reached several major milestones in a matter of hours, marking the advancement of...
By Mar 13, 2020
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The US is rocking 2 aircraft carriers in the Middle East for the first time in years as a warning to Iran

The U.S. military has two aircraft carriers operating in the Middle East, marking the first extended dual use of carriers in the region since 2012, a U.S. combatant commander said...
By Mar 10, 2020
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The Navy may be done with the Ford-class aircraft carrier

The U.S. Navy may not buy any more Ford-class aircraft carriers, the Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly recently said
By Mar 9, 2020
Pentagon Run-Down

A coronavirus outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier is one of the possibilities facing the US military

Thousands of sailors serve aboard aircraft carriers. What happens if one gets sick with the coronavirus?
By Feb 24, 2020
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The Navy’s latest aircraft carrier deployment got off to an unusual start

In a break from the norm, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its strike group deployed immediately after completing a final certification exercise instead of first returning to the carrier's...
By Feb 5, 2020
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The Navy’s $13 billion supercarrier isn’t ready to defend itself in combat

The USS Gerald R. Ford has come a long way in shaking off its technical woes in recent years, but the Navy's $13 billion supercarrier is still facing a major...