Exclusive Access: US Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier - USS Gerald R. Ford - YouTube

Coverage aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, during its inaugural deployment. Naval News had the rare chance to fly aboard Ford while the carrier was off the coast of France. In this video we meet with the Commanding Officer, Captain Paul Lanzilotta, to learn about the Ford. ===================== 00:10 - Brief presentation of the aircraft present on deck 01:45 - Captain Lanzilotta introduces USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) as the “U.S. Navy’s newest, biggest and baddest warship“. 02:12 - Ford’s Commanding Officer answers our question regarding the basic specifications of the new aircraft carrier. 03:17 - Captain Lanzilotta discusses some of the new technologies aboard such as the EMALS, the Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWE), the redesigned island house... 05:21 - Naval News asks the Captain about the new in-deck fueling stations. 06:22 - Naval News asks how EMALS will maintain interoperability with the