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The Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Almost Became an Unfixable Problem

Key Points and Summary -The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), a $13.3 billion supercarrier, is labeled a "defense acquisition horror show" due to "critical failures" in its core technologies. -The carrier ...
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The US Navy said 'traces' of jet fuel were found in the water on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. A sailor says the problem was way worse.

The US Navy said it found only "traces" of jet fuel in the water on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. But a sailor told Insider that they were exposed to an "unhealthy amount" of fuel and shared a ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

UK aircraft carrier sidelined from largest NATO exercises since Cold War due to propeller problem

LONDONLONDON — A British aircraft carrier that had been set to lead the largest NATO exercises since the Cold War will not set sail Sunday after a problem with its propeller was discovered during ...