The U.S. Navy has recorded the 4,000th aircraft launch and recovery of the USS Gerald R. Ford's Advanced Arresting Gear and Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. The components are currently undergoing an 18-month
MoreThe USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is generating aircraft compatibility information from ongoing testing along the East Coast. The aircraft compatibility testing began on Jan. 16 and allows the U.S. Navy to further trial
MoreThe U.S. Navy has authorized the USS Gerard R. Ford to use its recovery technology to retrieve propeller and fighter aircraft systems via an aircraft recovery bulletin. The Advanced Arresting Gear works
MoreThe U.S. Navy started construction on a land-based test site at Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia to speed up development of its new weapons elevators, a project that saw a delay due to technical
MoreSenior U.S. Navy officials have decided to retain the Advanced Arresting Gear as the recovery system aboard Ford-class aircraft carriers. The Naval Air Systems Command said Monday the AAG Resource Requirements Review Board chose to continue
MoreThe Advanced Arresting Gear aircraft recovery system performed its first F/A-18E Super Hornet recovery as part of the AAG performance testing at the Runway Arrested Landing Site in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The U.S.
MoreU.S. Navy sailors from the USS Gerald R. Ford pre-commissioning unit have completed the Advanced Arresting Gear operator and maintainer initial training program held at New Jersey-based test facilities. Nineteen sailors graduated during the
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