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US Navy CNO touts reliable Ford systems, calls for additional study of light carrier

by Michael Fabey

As aircraft launching-and-recovery systems prove their operational reliability aboard the US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), the US Navy (USN) is looking to devote further analysis to the idea of developing a smaller “light carrier”, Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations (CNO), said on 13 May the virtual McAleese and Associates FY 2022 Defense Programs conference.

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