Navy Aircraft Carrier to Complete Longest Deployment Since Vietnam

After being diverted for combat with Venezuela and Iran, the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford will return to Norfolk, Va., on Saturday ...
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Russia’s former Pacific Fleet commander said the aircraft carrier is “already a bygone era” — Russia has 0 functional carriers

Russia’s former Pacific Fleet commander Sergei Avakyants said the aircraft carrier “is already a bygone era. These are very ...
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‘Families are hurting’: The USS Gerald R Ford’s record aircraft carrier deployment comes with a painful price tag

The USS Gerald R. Ford has now spent more than 10 months deployed since leaving Naval Station Norfolk in June 2025, making it ...
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U.S. Air Force Plans to Deploy Cruise Missiles from Cargo Aircraft by 2027

The Rapid Dragon program, now called Dragon Cart, transitioned to a Program of Record and will see cargo aircraft able to ...