A 2004 artists rendition of the uss gerald r ford three years before construction began in 2007 a wide open deck will allow more planes to take off and land than previous carriers
A look at the fords progress this 15 ton piece of a side shell unit was the first slab of steel cut for the carrier during a 2005 ceremony
An inner bottom unit of the ford is hoisted by crane at northrop grumman shipbuilding in newport news on january 4 2008
Another artists rendering from 2005 the smaller island allows up to 220 sorties to fly from the carrier every day
Newport news shipbuilding completed an 825 ton superlift on the ford september 12 2011 at 90 feet long 120 feet wide and 30 feet deep the stern section superlift was among the largest of the 162 sections that make up the carrier
Raytheons rim 162 evolved sea sparrow missile will be used to protect the ford from attacking missiles and aircraft
the e 18 growler is a specialized version on the fa 18 used for electronic warfare that entered service in 2009 and will have a new home when the ford is in service
The f 35 will also have a specific carrier design made for the ford class carriers
The fa 18 super hornets will be a regular fixture on the ford and have been in service since 1995
This 945 ton superlift section of the carrier contains a diesel generator room a pump room an oily water waste pump room 16 complete tanks and 18 partial tanks
This layout from northrop grumman provides an idea of the carriers layout
This is the first keel assembly being placed in the building dock.
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