The LARGEST Ship in The Navy Has A GIANT Problem 

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Oh B.S.! The USS Roosevelt was resupplied every few days. No ship, especially a CVN could go 5 months solo

No "STEAM" catapaults on the USS G.R. Ford! Magnetic catapaults only.

This is old news, like about two years ago. The EMLS, AAG issues have long been known with fixes and workarounds in place. There’s always going to be bugs that need correction with new highly complex systems.

Yeah, physics are indeed a problem. New system with bugs? You don't say! Sounds like pretty normal stuff to me. Sounds like a lot of hype in the tag line. 🙄

i serve on the ford, we out preform the nimitz class in every way

A new ship design loaded with lots of new and advanced technology is going to have growing pains. It’s how we advance the level of innovation in engineering and unseen problems will normally emerge. Modifications will be developed and implemented in this hull and all succeeding hulls. This is nothing unusual in is actually planned for. Go Navy. Fly Navy!

You should mention that all the vessels around the GRF Aircraft Carrier have a little something to do with how it can maintain operations at sea. Just a little.

Doesn't sound like a GIANT problem to me................

Wow, this is one of the most poorly informed military videos I've ever seen, and there are some terrible ones out there!

Bro you need to update your research The Ford is now fully operational and has exceeded daily sortie rate of Nimitz class

You are talking normal things. Debugging is always happening. It’s not like a brand new car.

You are so Ill-advised, Ms Informed, with every Inaccurate information it's mirror's your Title. Beyond Facts .

The REAL STORY after the first cruise: In 239 days underway, the ship’s crew conducted 43 underway replenishment, logged more than 17,826 flight hours and 10,396 sorties, sailed more than 83,476 nautical miles, and safely transferred 20.7 million gallons of fuel with zero mishaps. The Ford crew conducted 33,444 flight deck moves, 3,124 hangar bay aircraft moves, 2,883 aircraft elevator moves, 16,351 aircraft fueling evolutions, and transferred 8,850 pallets of cargo and mail. The Gerald R. Ford culinary team prepared and served 3.1 million meals, which included approximately 48,000 dozen eggs, 24,000 gallons of milk, 131,000 hamburgers, 367,000 pounds of chicken, and Gerald R. Ford’s favorite . . . 79,000 chocolate chip cookies. THAT is nothing to sneeze at . . . However, we still do not have a way to continue deck launch operations while working on one of the EMALS launchers.

Reactors dont make steam, they make hot water fed to a steam generator that makes steam.

The F-35B doesn't need a catapult.

Beyond Facts is right for this channel or more correctly it should be called you got your facts wrong. The Ford does not have steam catapults, they are magnetic. If you can't even get that info right then just maybe do some videos on basket weaving or something.

I did 90 days on the cargo team instead of galley work as a new crewman. The Nimitz took on supplies such as fuel, weapons and food often. The reactors didn't need refuel, but JP-5 fuel tanks that feed the planes sure do. Plank Owner U.S.S. Nimitz. BOHICA!

Just wait till you see a C-130 take off from the deck...

Just imagine how smart the Captain must be to understand in a general sense all the depth in that ship and mastering the bridge.

whoever made this video is very uneducated on the USS Ford. The catapult and elevator issues were fixed 2 years ago. There is no carrier afloat that can be at war for 5 months without resupply. The Roosevelt was supplied every couple of days. Actually do research before posting BS!

"Fatal" design flaws? Foh

Government contractors correcting defects yelling Mo money, mo money, mo money!

What is that first graphic displaying? The Ford, no matter how impressive, is not by any metric more powerful than France. What do those bombs even represent?

General Atomics was recently awarded a contract for over $1 billion to "improve" EMALS. I would think the USS Doris Miller will be paused until the new EMALS 2.0 is proven. Considering that the air gap between a stator and moving "rotor" is rather small, and a large ship does flex somewhat, it does not surprise me that frequent adjustment is necessary. The lack of sectionalization of the four catapults is also a bit stunning. Hopefully, the Miller will get it all right.

Lets see....first all new launch and recovery system in 60 years. Power generation more than 6 times previous ship...meaning shes built to accommodate nextgen electromagnetic weapons. Streamlined operating overhead to make sizable reduction in crew size (some reports over 1000). Increased airwing capacity. Basically one of the most complex machines on the planet that "has a few bugs". The Navy is giving CVN 80 the legendary name Enterprise....they have faith in this class

Have they tried unplugging it then plugging it back in?

I saw an article in an aviation magazine about 3 pages long going into detail of all the problems with a new aircraft coming into navy service and how bad it was with lots of faults showing up, this was around the time the F18 was just entering service so people reading immediately thought it was about the recently released problems with that aircraft, however when you reached the end of the article they explained that it was taken from the into service report on the F4 Phantom, and was being used to indicate that even the best machinery often starts with problems that need fixing

My little pee-brain was immediately wondering, "do we have our smartest brains working on these problems? You know, our top-tier brainiacs who can often be found loitering around places like Harvard or MIT? I'm sure they have them on all of this, right? If I was President, I'd round up our top of the line engineers and physicists for Manhattan Project 2.0. And as I'm turning the key to lock the door, I'd say "don't worry, folks, I'll let you out just a soon as you guys and gals knock out these little issues our people are about to present to you! Thank you for your patriotism and loyalty! And don't forget to have fun! "

Sensors failing? That's something that's fairly easily fixed by the manufacturer usually. It sounds like overall it's good, just has some minor kinks left which nonetheless don't have a severe impact on performance since parts can be replaced much more easily.

The Ford would not be deployed unless it was ready.

Not to mention potential laser weapons that require tremendous amounts of electricity.

Whoever programmed this TTS voice needs a course in Adult Literacy.

The claimed number of "traps" for the Ford over an 8 month cruise is Nowhere near a record, even though it has more planes. The Nimitz, in its 2002/3 cruise had over 11,000! And I am not sure what a record is for a carrier cruise.. For years Navy Brass hid the deep problems that the Ford had. I bet they Still are. Other classes of aircraft carriers have been started with far less problems. Carriers I have been on: Enterprise, Roosevelt, Lexington, Midway. And Yes, that Lexington Was in WW2. CV16.

No big deal, Every new weapon system is basically obsolete as soon or shortly after it’s deployment, The hope is that the advancements are good enough to keep the weapon relevant for long enough until the next generation comes along,

2:45 the F-35B can and does do that.

I remember sitting at Port Orchard across the Bay from Bremerton Washington, Watching them test the "cats" During an upgrade to the now decommissioned constellation. The waited carts would cause a splash higher than the Ship's superstructure. An observing aircraft was almost splashed out of the sky!

We don't want the enemy knowing what is on our aircraft carriers

A basis tenor is:if it ain't broken, don't try to fix it. All these new systems installed in this carrier, had suppliers and lobbyists who, probably made donations to the politicians and in turn they then pushed for the Navy to purchase same. That the new systems wouldn't work as promised, were not really considered by those benefitting from the acquisitions. Is there any difference between them and those whom it is said, stole from Russia's defence programs?

And why would you tell everyone about those flaws

When a new ship of even a tried and proved design is first launched, it will have issues.

There was no mention of the problem with the weapons elevators. The launch rate of the Gerald R Ford would be a more meaningful number if you compared it with what A Nimitz class carrier had done in the same 8 months. Also no mention that we bought two more of this class of carrier and one is being built even though the issues haven't been resolved yet.

This is "Americas Secret Weapon"??? Theres NOTHING SECRET about this giant ship!

About being at sea and operating continuously. That record goes to the British. In the very early 1800's the British had ships operating at sea continuously for as long as 5 years. That's right, 5 years.

Mechanical rule 1: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Actually, the issues are real and would have a real impact on combat capability. The Weapons elevators as installed were junk. The Navy had to build a special facility in the Philadelphia Navy Yard to redesign and make major modifications for each elevators. Of the original 11, only 3 functioned at the minimum requirement. The original elevators have been removed one by one. The AAG in the original ship spec called for 4 wires for combat redundancy. Pentagon Brass sided with the contractor and went with 3, but the Navy was able to provide for installing a 4th system and it will be installed at an overhaul. the lack of the forth wire has lead to delays in landings while crews rush to get the wires set up. As the crew gained experience, the landings between failures rose but are far below the Nimitz class. EMALS was a wonderful toy for the top Brass and has been a very poor performer. The EMALS have NEVER hit their launches between failures and are still far below the Nimitz class . Worse, the EMALS design requires ALL 4 catapults be brought down to work on a damaged or failed unit since the can not be isolated. In combat that would mean simply ignoring the failed cat until operations allowed enough time to halt air operations. The numbers are better than 2 years ago but far below spec. All three of these systems were designed by General Atomic I believe. Correct me if I am in error. The company had ZERO carrier experience and little experience on any combat vessels. They were given the contracts by the politicians in the Pentagon for political reason. The Navy's preferred supplier was a regular adn understood ships an their systems. And they were the low bid. But somehow the Obama White House pushed GA. Do you think it was because their largest stock holder was a major fund raiser for Obama??? the Ford has come in at least $ 6 Billion over budget and it will take a lot more cash to fix. The Navy has been forced to delay a lot of new ships and stretch out overhauls to scrape up the cash. The worst part is the Ford was supposed to be have double the reliability fo the Nimitz class but is struggling to hit the Nimitz minimums. The Ford's deployment last year was primarily an extended shakedown cruise to figure out solutions away for prying eyes. Ford is the least effective carrier listed as read for duty and there is no end in sight. People leaving comment fail to remember that this ship has been in the water and a mess since 2016. WE are now hitting 8 years of debugging and shakedown with hopes of a resolution any time soon . And many of the known design flaws were carried over to JFK. A large number of design changes were made for Enterprise so there is hope for the class, but the Ford remains a vast money pit and I am afraid JFK will be too until the rotten designs are replaced.

I think you have the Kennedy and Nimitz stats backwards at 0:19

Upgrades in technology always have as many bugs as a cicada swarm. But without upgrades, the flaws and deficiencies of current tech become exposed and exploitable over time.

A couple of relatively cheap stealth UAVs and UUAVs with hypersonic missiles would cripple this expensive show boat.

The Ford is a very expensive ship to build and operate. As such I believe that manufacturers should step up to the plate and carry through with their products to ensure utmost reliability. The United States Navy has always been a world leader. This is a great nation that will continue to be a world leader.

that is one giant sitting duck

Loving that M-14 line throwing gun. 1:16

Gee, who would have thought that an aircraft carrier named after Gerald Ford would be prone to stumbling? 🤔

Basically what we have here is click bate.

11 Aircraft Carriers & no Health Care.. The United States of Spartan Inequity.

It’s a little scary how they named it after the clumsiest president ever you wonder why it has issues

Ckick bait, the Uss Gerald R Ford has been on deployment for ayear now with no issues.

Just like the battle ships 100 years ago became obsolete ,these big floating target are now obsolete . Concentrating so much military asset was an issue that was debated 50 years ago , and now with the development hypersonique missile I dont think they will be build anymore .

The Ford was pushed into production long Before the brand new systems were fully tested and vetted. Elevators, arresting gear and catapults cause millions upon millions in cost overruns, because of the systems not being fully vetted. It also caused this birdfarm from being able to deploy until way after she was commissioned. Normally a ship before it can be commissioned, it must pass builder trials and then pass acceptance trials. Only then are they "Normally" ready to be commissioned and PLACED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE. Because of delay after delay problem after problem they allow this POS to be commissioned without being able to Deploy. I find it interesting that the cost overruns mandated only 3 AAG's. This whole fiasco was pushed through by Politicians that have no idea what they were wanting done. This has become the norm in DC. Another case is the Zumwalt Destroyer. Again tons of equipment that was not fully tested causing cost overruns ended up costing the whole class to be built and the decision not to manufacture the ammunition for the main deck guns.

I’m glad I checked the comments at the start of the video.✌️

The "Bomb Farm" is located normally behind the Island starboard side somewhere to afford its safety and for ready issue. What you referred to as the Bomb Farm here is the magazines storage areas and assembly areas. I spent 21 years as a Ships Company Aviation Ordnanceman and was an instructor to teach that NEC at Namtragrudet 4033 North Island Ca.

Alarming TAG LINE IS BUNKO.. NEXT...?

Electric Launch and electric elevators were a big payoff scheme that will never work.The only way to fix it is to have steam catapults and elevators .

The Ford is first in class. This means it will be used to troubleshoot and fix problems before, and as, the next in class are being built and trialed. Every new weapons system needs to be used and abused in order to find out what breaks. All of this is standard and expected for the first ship in a new class.

The problem might be already fixed!

yeah, hey comms signal the enemy to pause actions while we call a contractor to repair ... expected downtime about a week but the submarine depth charge system looks good, must remember to reverse the ship as not to blow up the bow !

What is the probability that the Fujian will NOT be severely handicapped by these 2 problems (electromagnetic catapult and advanced arresting cable system) that have plagued the USS Gerald Ford?

It's not steam launch it is electric launch

Can you imagine the problems China's having

It's called FITTING OUT for a reason. This is the period where all of the bugs in the sytems are identified and corrected. BTW, the ships are resupplied daily for critical parts and weekly or monthly for fuel and commestibles. Get your facts right before posting. The EMF cats have been working as designed.

It's almost disingenuous to compare 90 aircraft on a Ford CVN to 90 aircraft in another country's air force. The US military uses force multipliers that enhance effectiveness, sometimes by 20x or more. You can't always see the difference, but the results on the battlefield make the point clear. If carrier jets use only three force multipliers at 20x each, that makes the jets about 8000x better than they appear. This reduces the enemy's chances to luck in order to shoot down an American fighter jet. Either that or cockiness. American commanders are well aware of these force multipliers and might send the jets on a mission that's 500x more dangerous. Sometimes you gotta. The US military typically operates on a much higher level than other countries can comprehend, let alone match. 90 jet fighters on the USS Ford could dismantle an enemy's navy in one day. The overmatch is that great.

These aren't critical design flaws; It's just predictable debugging of radically new systems. Give the Ford a year or two to get the bugs out and get the crew trained. :-)

Behold, the USS Drone Magnet. Sure, the carrier group can shoot down 100 cheap drones. Can it shoot down 10,000?

When diplomacy fails? That's just the last step in diplomacy, often times I think it should be the first step. C1As could do a deck run to launch but why I don't know.

Did the magnets get wet? LOL

Everybody knows you never buy the first run of a new radical design.....You wait until the bugs have been worked out and then buy the second generation.

Marine F-35Bs can launch from US carriers without catapults. Just to be pedantic. It is possible the Navies F-35Cs could operate without catapults but with significant disadvantages. Using a larger portion of the deck, carrying less fuel and bombs. To be even more pedantic. Super Hornets may also have this capability. And would likely require full afterburners. B-25 bombers did so during WW2 with shorter decks, no catapults and far less power. Catapults remain a very important advantage. Future carriers should be built to carry either steam or electric drives until the electric drives are proven. And more or larger bomb elevators added. They could even have steam power from the reactors. Or more batteries. Which could be used as counterweights.

Hyper-sonic missiles made carriers obsolete.

Sources for this?

Would an EMP blast cripple those systems ??? If so, then an analog version, unaffected by EMP, would be the most advantages.

you do know that she's a test bed ship, like the last Enterprise was for the Nimitz class.

That's "can not be overstated."

The battleships became obsolete when the carriers came into their own. The carriers will become obsolete as anti-ship missles become much more effective.

A steam cat can be fixed with a wrench and a hammer, Electronic stuff doesnt do well when exposed to a sea water environment

Those little red rectangular drones (series around 6.00 / 6.40) are terribly unreliable They were flung off the catapult well enough but none of them continued into controlled flight Seems a bit shoddy if we're being honest about things

Just like staged AC and heating, all that happens is increased cost and expensive repairs. An Aircraft carrier has one job; launch and recover aircraft. If one carrier is not fast enough, there are ten more available. All this tech is just feathers in a flags hat.

The JFK had a bent screw, never caused a problem.

No wearies, The Houthies will destroy this gadget very soon .

I'm one minute in,, and I'm going to guess the electric catapults are one of the issues...

Major factual fail. USS Ford does NOT use steam catapults.

Taking your first words to task - USA does not do DIPLOMACY. USA points a gun, a rocket, gun-ships, NGO's for Regime change to countries ( even elected democracies ) to install rulers who serve the USA at the expense of citizens. Nowhere in USA's geopolitics does DIPLOMACY happen.

Can the tax payers get a refund

I got an intimation of these problems years ago. I saw a documentary on design discussion in this ship, which showed disturbing mindset-revealing planning re the washrooms. Old-school planning is to build different-style washrooms for men and women. With urinals (men's washrooms), there are at least 4 advantages. #1 More units per washroom, since urinals can be more closely spaced than toilet cubicles. More people get cycled through faster😮, freeing people up for urgent ops. #2 Less time (in urination) at the urinals vs. doing so in a toilet cubicle. Further speeding throughput. #3 less spill mess, and less smell. #4 better hygiene (health!) and improved morale. Thus, old-school-- the increased cost of dedicated washtooms, front-loaded in budget (as construction costs), leads to multiple operational dividends (and reduced costs). The right way to do it. BUT, done in self-congratulatory (over-confident) tone, the documented discussion of "improved" and "more scientific" washroom design on this new ship--toilet cubicles only--let the design costs go down, but at the price of increased operational costs and headaches. The planners wanted themselves to look good, while not caring a fig sbout downstream headaches. Seeing this, I thought, "Oh, boy!" AND "What will be the results of this design philosophy on the other systems in this ship?" The present documentary shows further negative consequences.

"Secret weapon"??? Hardly a secret if it is being openly discussed in EVERY form of media. A touch of hyperbole? As to problems, any 1st-of-type will have problems, and you find out about the problems by operating the equipment.

The Ford class seems to be doing just fine. The new JFK and Enterprise are being built, and lessons learned from the lead ship's growing pains will be integrated into those new hulls, rinse-repeat.

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I love these people that broadcast their weapons system how the motor runs giving away weaknesses or top secret stuff that people should know but they love doing that so they are more spies to the United States people

No bathroom every sailor has to urinate and poop 💩 off the side of the ship every hour every day

You are using the wrong type of catapults and arresting gear on the Ford carriers.

0:20, true 1:50, true. Beyond fact.