An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 flies over the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt
Business Insider: The Navy's new supercarrier can now land all of its planes — except the F-35 stealth fighter
* The USS Gerald R. Ford, the first of a new-class of supercarriers, can now recover all propeller and jet aircraft, except the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
* The Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) on the Ford has been given a green light for the landing of the C-2A Greyhound, E-2C Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and E/A-18G Growler, the Navy has announced, noting the new Aircraft Recovery Bulletin.
* Modifications expected to be made after the Ford leaves the shipyard and returns to the fleet will be required for the Ford to deploy with the F-35, a new fifth-generation stealth fighter.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy's new supercarrier, can now land all of the service's planes, except for its new stealth fighter.
The Advanced Arresting Gear has been given a green light to recover all propeller and jet aircraft, to include the C-2A Greyhound, E-2C Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and E/A-18G Growler, the Navy said in a statement Tuesday, noting the release of a new Aircraft Recovery Bulletin.
These aircraft can all conduct flight operations aboard the Ford.
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WNU Editor: The arresting gear aboard the USS Gerald Ford still needs to be tested.
3 comments:
Fire the air boss. He is superfluous now.
"Modifications expected to be made after the Ford leaves the shipyard and returns to the fleet will be required for the Ford to deploy with the F-35, a new fifth-generation stealth fighter."
The above sentence makes no sense. You make modifications to a ship while in the shipyard, not after it rejoins the fleet.
Stuff is scheduled in work packages.
It was determined to get the ship out the door and PMCS instead of offline for a longer period.
In between exercises, workups, and test, the ship will be in harbor so to give people time at home and and at that time electronics will be swapped.
You have to look at the overall carrier / battle group rotation schedule. It is planned out 5 years.
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