The US Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, successfully launched and recovered a fighter jet for the first time. http://cnn.it/2vi7tCm | CNN International

Take a look at the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78. Ford and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 recently completed integrated carrier strike group operations, under the operational control of Carrier Strike Group 12. Read More: https://go.usa.gov/x7vne | U.S. Navy

3 Trials 2 Words: Shock. Proven. 1 Ship: USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78 USS Gerald R. Ford Conducts Final Explosive Event, Successfully Completing Full Ship Shock Trials Combat ready in the face of strategic competition, the #USNavy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, CVN 78 is engineered to support new technologies and a modern air wing essential to deterring and defeating near-peer adversaries in a complex maritime environment. “We’re designing and building these aircraft carriers to sai

The USS Gerald R. Ford completed full ship shock trials, the first for an aircraft carrier in over 30 years. Over four months, three underwater explosions tested the ship’s hull, systems, and crew resilience with no injuries or major damage reported. These trials validate the shock resistance of the Ford-class carriers, providing crucial data to inform future upgrades and enhance operational confidence in U.S. Navy deployments. Following the tests, the ship entered maintenance to apply lessons l