{"id":31744,"date":"2022-11-03T21:14:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T21:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/03\/uss-gerald-r-ford-bristles-with-next-gen-tech-on-initial-deployment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:36:28","slug":"uss-gerald-r-ford-bristles-with-next-gen-tech-on-initial-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2022\/11\/03\/uss-gerald-r-ford-bristles-with-next-gen-tech-on-initial-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Gerald R Ford bristles with next-gen tech on initial deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With nearly all of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/03\/02\/uss-ford-completes-maintenance-availability-sea-trials-ahead-of-2022-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carrier Air Wing 8<\/a> is embarked aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/29\/uss-gerald-r-ford-expected-to-deploy-for-first-time-in-october\/\" target=\"_blank\">aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford<\/a> for its initial deployment, the pilots and crews are focused on acclimating to the new technologies and capabilities of the first-in-class flattop in preparation for a longer deployment next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ford departed Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Oct. 4, for a service-retained deployment, meaning the strike group is operating under the authority of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday. rather than a geographic combatant commander, which would be the norm during a global force management deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training operations will prepare the Ford for a more routine deployment in 2023, according to Navy leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of training that we\u2019re doing,\u201d Capt. Daryl Trent, commander of Carrier Air Wing 8, told reporters aboard the Ford shortly after it left Norfolk \u201cSo, we\u2019ve got to get the basic blocking and tackling accomplished with reps and sets. And, as the air wing commander, that\u2019s one aspect I want to get very comfortable with in the carrier environment. Our pilots are very good, obviously, ashore. But mastering the carrier environment is, you know, one of my objectives out here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur responsibility is reps and sets,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe\u2019re going to come out here and we\u2019re going to fly, and we\u2019re going to practice every skill set that a normal carrier strike group has,\u201d Trent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That includes the Ford conducting air operations with NATO allies for the first time, which will require hashing out best communication practices to support interoperability, Trent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining the Ford on this deployment will be approximately 9,000 personnel, 20 ships and 60 aircraft from nine different countries, including Canada, Denmark, France and Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will have aircraft that will take off and they will check in with a foreign ship, and they\u2019ll be under the control of a foreign ship,\u201d Trent said. \u201cSo, just that integration, so we are able to effectively talk to them and get over any communication barriers \u2026 We\u2019re working through all those issues, and \u2026 digital communication as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2022\/02\/03\/us-navy-carrier-ford-to-go-on-unusual-deployment-this-year\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6796195.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy carrier Ford to go on unusual deployment this year<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Ford won\u2019t fall under the operational command of a regional combatant commander. Rather, it will conduct a \u201cservice-retained early employment\u201d period where the Navy keeps full control over the ship\u2019s activities and schedule.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to 2nd Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer, the Ford conducted more than 10,000 catapult and carrier landings prior to departing Norfolk. But quantity, both in terms of aircraft and days at sea, separates this deployment from previous exercises conducted aboard the Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"629\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford_Birdseye.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford_Birdseye.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford_Birdseye.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford_Birdseye.jpg.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford_Birdseye.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,537 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 8 sit on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford&#8217;s flight deck during its qualifications April 13 in the Atlantic Ocean. The aft placement of the island opens up much more room for flight operations. (MC32 Riley McDowell\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, the initial deployment will provide an opportunity to conduct tasks previously not done in training, said the Ford\u2019s Air Boss, Cmdr. John Peterson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt really gives us an opportunity to do different types of flight ops that we haven\u2019t really had a lot of opportunity to do in the past,\u201d Peterson told reporters. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a couple embarkations with the air wing, but every time you add a little bit more, it adds \u2026 complexity to how you manage the flight deck, how you manage the hangar bay, how we move aircraft in between.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next-gen tech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wing is also fully exercising the advanced weapons elevators \u201cso that we can load the aircraft up for various missions and really get them on the cycles that we would do on a deployment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ford\u2019s island, the command center for flight-deck operations and the ship as a whole, is further aft than it is on Nimitz-class carriers. That design change, which helped give the Ford an extra half acre of real estate over its predecessors, allows the air wing to have more aircraft ready at any given time, Trent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The extra space is key to the Navy\u2019s newest platform, built from the keel up to maximize how efficiently the ship can generate sorties, as well as boosting its adaptability for new aircraft and weapons systems over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey designed it like that so we have so much acreage in front of us that we can line our aircraft up on the catapults and get them out of here,\u201d he said. \u201cOn a Nimitz, we\u2019re kind of in the middle, and there\u2019s not a whole lot of area. And then when you taxi aircraft out in the landing area, you can\u2019t land anybody at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s an awesome aspect of it that I really like \u2014 that we could have more aircraft ready, armed to get into the fight,\u201d Trent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ford\u2019s flight deck is also outfitted with fuel ports, which streamline refueling operations. Previously, crew members had to use catwalks on the side of the carrier and pull hoses across the deck, Trent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have wells inside the deck now so we can just pull a hose up, hook it up to the aircraft and refuel it, and off we go,\u201d Trent said. \u201cSo, that adds to our efficiency, which is significant. That is what\u2019s going to be the game changer, in my opinion, the efficiency of a Ford class versus the Nimitz class.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford3.jpg_ef8c2c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford3.jpg_ef8c2c.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford3.jpg_ef8c2c.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford3.jpg_ef8c2c.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford3.jpg_ef8c2c.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford3.jpg_ef8c2c.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ford3.jpg_ef8c2c.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crew from the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford conduct refueling operations using fuel ports installed on the flight deck. (Diana Stancy Correll\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The carrier\u2019s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) \u2014 one of the innovations that sparked controversy because of delays and cost overruns \u2014 is running smoothly now and reduces manning needs in comparison to Nimitz-class carriers\u2019 steam-powered catapult systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe change between steam and electric, it\u2019s pretty wide ranging from the standpoint of our manning and equipment,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cSo, from a manning perspective, we\u2019re an optimally manned carrier. What that means is we\u2019ve got less sailors but the equipment allows us to operate, launch and recover aircraft with far fewer sailors. And, depending on the watch station, we have one watch station where 24 sailors on a Nimitz-class carrier are now replaced by a single sailor, working in an air-conditioned space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A phased approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During its deployment, the Ford will go through eight phases \u2014 in which it conducts tasks such as air defense exercises, maritime domain awareness, long-range maritime strikes, distributed maritime operations, anti-submarine warfare exercises and naval integration \u2014 in preparation for the more traditional 2023 deployment, Dwyer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will carry out these missions with allies and Carrier Strike Group 12, which includes destroyers Ramage, McFaul and Thomas Hudner, the cruiser Normandy, the replenishment oiler Joshua Humphreys, the dry cargo ship Robert E. Peary and U.S. Coast Guard cutter Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe start with air defense exercises. We\u2019ll be doing a war-at-sea maritime strike and operations; we\u2019ll be doing distributed maritime operations where we extend the force to a bigger footprint,\u201d Ford\u2019s commanding officer Capt. Paul Lanzilotta told reporters. \u201cAnd whether it\u2019s our satellite communications, or the aircraft embarked on the ship that extend our line of sight, we\u2019ll use all of that to maneuver the force. We\u2019re going to practice all of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not good enough for the United States Navy to just operate, and operate the same way; we have to keep getting better,\u201d Lanzilotta said. \u201cSo, I need to be able to provide objective, tangible things that our Navy can work on to do what we do better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"629\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sunlit-Landing.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sunlit-Landing.jpg.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sunlit-Landing.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sunlit-Landing.jpg.jpg?resize=768,403 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sunlit-Landing.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,537 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aviation Boatswain&#8217;s Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Aaron Wilson stands watch as the arresting gear officer while an F\/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the carrier Gerald R. 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(MC2 Zachary Melvin\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of all the 23 new technologies installed aboard the carrier, Lanzilotta believes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2021\/12\/23\/us-navy-completes-final-weapons-elevator-on-aircraft-carrier-gerald-r-ford\/\" target=\"_blank\">Advanced Weapons Elevator<\/a> is proving to be the most significant and influential \u2014 and it was the technology that received the most time and energy since other technologies were more mature upon delivery to the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 11 elevators, whose installation produced multiple delays and pushed the carrier\u2019s initial deployment from 2018 to 2022, carry massive amounts of munitions from below the ship to the hangar bay and to the flight deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey legitimately move a lot more ordnance a lot more quickly than older ships,\u201d Lanzilotta said. \u201cAnd 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