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This US Navy weapons elevator costs $13 billion - and it's worth every penny

Deep inside the USS Gerald R. Ford, the US Navy uses advanced electromagnetic elevators to transport bombs, missiles and other weapons from storage magazines to the flight deck. Unlike the ...
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‘No one knows when she will sail again’: Nuclear aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford has a message for the US Navy

The world's most expensive warship came home Saturday. And as one retired U.S. Navy commanding officer told me yesterday: "No one knows when she will sail again." The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) ...
Interesting Engineering

From Nimitz-class ships to Gerald R. Ford: A complete look at US aircraft carriers

Explore the US Navy’s aircraft carrier fleet, which ships are in service, and how maintenance and upcoming replacements ...
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USS Gerald R. Ford goes into maintenance following record-setting deployment

Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford moved to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., on Tuesday for its first maintenance break since a record 326-day deployment that ended in May. The first of a ...
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Huntington Ingalls Just Won a Massive Aircraft Carrier Elevator Contract

The contract, altogether worth $418 million, would include elevator repairs, ongoing maintenance, and training for both the Nimitz-class and Ford-class carriers, as well as dozens of amphibious ...