The United States Navy has been carrying out 'Full Ship Shock Trials' off the country's east coast. The 40,000lb (18,143kg) explosion was detonated as part of a test to assess the aircraft carrier ...

The United States Navy has been carrying out 'Full Ship Shock Trials' off the country's east coast. The 40,000lb (18,143kg) explosion was detonated as part of a test to assess the aircraft carrier ...

Ford (CVN-78), the first of a new class of aircraft carriers, completed the first explosive event of the ongoing full-ship shock trials on Friday off the coast of Florida, where the Navy detonated ...

The US Navy triggered an explosion near its new aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, off the US East Coast on Friday during shock trials, and the big blast registered as a 3.9 magnitude ...

forcing the ship to return to port. The U.S. Navy is seeking to postpone shock trials for its new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

These trials mark a major milestone for the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, representing the first major design ...

forcing the ship to return to port. The U.S. Navy is seeking to postpone shock trials for its new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

But the Navy says Ford's shock trials and its PIA — as well as the first deployment by the Navy's F-35C aboard another carrier — are good news, indicating that Ford is on track for its first ...

Gerald R. Ford is now more than halfway through PDT&T and remains on track to complete all required milestones prior to commencing Full Ship Shock Trials next summer. Read next Follow us on: ...