Gerald R. Ford-klasse vliegkampschepen

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Pentagon reaffirms support for two-carrier buy and sends details to Congress (betreft CVN-80 en CVN-81)

https://www.janes.com/article/85472/pentagon-reaffirms-support-for-two-carrier-buy-and-sends-details-to-congress
Dit gaat om 2 extra carriers bovenop de huidige order?
Waar halen ze het personeel vandaan..
"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion" US secmindef - Jed Babbin"

Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

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USS Gerald R. Ford CVN 78 Completes First Arrested Landing and Launch

Less than one week after Pres. Donald J. Trump commissioned the U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) launched and recovered its first fixed-wing aircraft July 28, 2017, off the coast of Virginia. The first arrested landing, or "trap", occurred at 3:10 PM (EST) and the first catapult launch happened at 4:37 PM (EST).




Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.


Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

Huntington Ingalls Industries Receives Contract to Kick off Advance Fabrication of Aircraft Carrier Enterprise (CVN 80)

(Source: Huntington Ingalls Industries; issued Feb 01, 2017)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) was awarded a $25.5 million modification to an existing advance planning contract in support of advance fabrication of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) on Tuesday.

The initial structural fabrication and shop work on the third Gerald R. Ford-class carrier will be performed at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division through March 2018.

"This award authorizes us to begin fabrication of structural components, sub-components, sub-units and pre-assemblies in our manufacturing shops to support the 2018 construction of Enterprise," said Mike Shawcross, Newport News' vice president, CVN 79 and CVN 80 construction. "This is an important step in getting this next Ford-class ship off to a great start, as it allows us to continue implementation of lessons learned, and the initial steel work will allow us to utilize our aircraft carrier steel production line in an efficient manner."

HII shipbuilders have captured thousands of lessons learned and developed new build approaches during construction of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), most of which are being implemented as cost-saving initiatives in building the second ship in the class, John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). These initiatives will also apply to Enterprise, and HII will work with the Navy to identify additional cost-saving initiatives for future Ford-class carrier construction.


Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. HII's Technical Solutions division provides a wide range of professional services through its Fleet Support, Integrated Missions Solutions, Nuclear & Environmental, and Oil & Gas groups. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs nearly 37,000 people operating both domestically and internationally.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/180783/contract-kicks-off-advance-fabrication-of-new-aircraft-carrier.html
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

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A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

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Lead Ford-class carrier nears completion of system testing

Michael Fabey, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Navy International - 22 December 2016


The USN's newest aircraft carrier, the future USS Gerald R Ford, being manoeuvred by tugs in the James River near HII's Newport News shipyard in June 2016. Currently, the carrier is nearing completion of system testing as it prepares for delivery to the navy. Source: USN

Key Points
. System testing on USS Gerald R Ford is more than 75% complete, says shipbuilder
. Less than 10% of overall test programme remains to be finished

Systems testing aboard the US Navy's (USN's) new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, lead ship the future USS Gerald R Ford , is more than three-quarters complete, according to Michael Petters, CEO of shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).

"CVN 78 Ford is essentially complete, with less than 10% of the overall test programme remaining to be completed," Petters told a recent briefing on the company's earnings. "We are prosecuting the repairs on the main turbine generators and moving towards sea trials."

Resolving issues relating to the turbine generators has been a challenge as the company has worked towards delivering the ship. The navy had planned to take delivery of the ship in 2016; at this stage, no delivery date has been confirmed, although IHS Jane's understands that the navy may provide an update on progress towards this aim by the end of the year.

Two of the key systems currently undergoing additional testing are the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG). These systems are central to the launch and recovery, respectively, of embarked aircraft.

Of the two, EMALS development, installation, and integration have kept mostly to schedule and expectation. The system has undergone nearly all testing planned before delivery, according to Michael Land, a spokesperson for Naval Air Systems Command, in response to questions from IHS Jane's . Once that testing is complete and the carrier is delivered, HII's team will turn the system over to Ford 's crew to test EMALS with aircraft onboard the ship.

AAG testing appears to be back on track following some setbacks, according to the USN. The navy is still testing the system, following a re-design of its water-twister components.

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http://www.janes.com/article/66480/lead-ford-class-carrier-nears-completion-of-system-testing

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A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.