Since then the bugs have been slowly but consistently ironed out.
This just came straight out your ass. Where can you find a source for this? Show me anything that corroborates. Yall are just digging in now thay you know youre wrong. Its obvious that you are completely oblivious to the throws of this recent carrier class and the associated new technologies - which have been consistently problematic for years now.
If you actually read those articles you just linked, you’ll find the titles are click bait. The program has massive cost overruns, just like the F35. And similarly, it’s had issues, but the F35 is an incredibly advanced aircraft now
But the navy expects to hit the promised performance metrics by 2030. They’re moving forward with the program, even considering expanding it into ground based systems
The navy can indeed fix their electronic catapults, I don’t know if that last one is AI or what, but the entire article is a huge puff piece about the advantages of the ship
🚢 The USS Gerald R. Ford is the world’s largest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, powered by nuclear reactors.
💡 Featuring the groundbreaking Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), it enhances sortie rates and minimizes airframe stress.
🌍 As a key element of U.S. naval strategy, it plays a significant role in global power projection and deterrence efforts.
🛠 Despite facing construction challenges and budget overruns, it remains adaptable to future technologies like advanced drones.
And another piece of the business insider article
The inclusion of the elevators and EMALS was paired with overall ship layout changes as well.
This relates to my other point… Is it even possible to retrofit a steam system on the Ford and Kennedy?
President Donald Trump has previously been critical of both the catapults and the weapons elevators on the Ford, expressing concern about the use of magnets in the advanced technology.
The Navy officials who testified before Congress Tuesday said the “Navy and shipbuilder HII-NNS are hyper-focused on a CVN 79 delivery plan that results in the fastest path to a combat ready CVN, crew, and air wing.”
So yeah. There’s been problems, the budget is out of control, but the tech is only improving
This just came straight out your ass. Where can you find a source for this? Show me anything that corroborates. Yall are just digging in now thay you know youre wrong. Its obvious that you are completely oblivious to the throws of this recent carrier class and the associated new technologies - which have been consistently problematic for years now.
2025:
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-still-struggling-with-elevators-on-ford-aircraft-carriers-2025-4
2025:
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-new-ford-class-aircraft-carriers-have-a-warning-for-the-u-s-navy/
2025:
https://www.energy-reporters.com/news/they-spent-13-billion-on-a-mistake-uss-gerald-fords-electromagnetic-catapults-keep-failing-and-navy-cant-fix-them/?hl=en-US#%3A~%3Atext=A+key+feature+of+this%2Cby+reducing+stress+on+aircraft.
If you actually read those articles you just linked, you’ll find the titles are click bait. The program has massive cost overruns, just like the F35. And similarly, it’s had issues, but the F35 is an incredibly advanced aircraft now
But the navy expects to hit the promised performance metrics by 2030. They’re moving forward with the program, even considering expanding it into ground based systems
The navy can indeed fix their electronic catapults, I don’t know if that last one is AI or what, but the entire article is a huge puff piece about the advantages of the ship
And another piece of the business insider article
This relates to my other point… Is it even possible to retrofit a steam system on the Ford and Kennedy?
So yeah. There’s been problems, the budget is out of control, but the tech is only improving