CVN-78 Launch This Year
Credit: Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding
The next U.S. aircraft carrier, CVN-78, the Gerald R. Ford, is 90% complete. The Newport News Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries recently added three units to the ship, including two sponsons—structures that project from the side of the hull and provide the space needed for...
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