USS Gerald R. Ford Full Ship Shock Trials
Archival footage of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during completing the first scheduled event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June…
Loading 20mm Tungsten Ammo into Phalanx CIWS’ Magazine Drum
U.S. Navy sailors reload 20mm tungsten ammunition into the magazine drum of a Phalanx Closed-in Weapons System (Phalanx CIWS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Phalanx…
Mk-29 Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher – Testing the RIM-7P & RIM-162 ESSM
U.S. Navy testing the RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) during combat systems ship qualification trials (CSSQT) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. CSSQT is a Naval Sea…
High-Speed Turns by USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier
Aerial footage of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducting high speed turns during Sea Trials. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the lead ship of its class of…