New Navy USS Ford carrier launches armed fighter jets in war drill

The Navy is preparing the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier for major warfare on the open seas, by launching F/A-18 Super Hornets and helicopters equipped with ordnance for combat missions from its deck. It is the largest air wing embark to date, and Ford’s first ordnance movement from a lower deck magazine using the weapons elevators, said …

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