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Capt. JJ “Yank” Cummings, USN, the commanding officer of USS Gerald R Ford, says his ship’s systems are “spot on,” including zero problems with propulsion and smooth functioning of its electromagnetic catapults and new arresting gear, improving capabilities and the importance of keeping Ford-class sailors on Ford-class ships during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Col. James “Hondo” Geurts, USAF Ret., the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition invited a small group of reporters to travel aboard Ford on Jan. 27, 2020, as the ship conducted Aircraft Compatibility Testing off the Virginia coast.

COTC 2019
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Bence Szabo, a desk officer at the Hungarian Defence Forces Command,

Fredrik Löfgren, a roboticist at Linköping University and CEO of Dyno Robotics, and

Nicole Davis, a student at Virginia Wesleyan University, discuss NATO Allied Command Transformation’s Young Disruptor program and driving innovation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the command’s 2019 Chiefs of Transformation conference in Norfolk, Va.

@CavasShips
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Onboard the USS Ford- The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) represents many firsts – new design, new electrical system, new propulsion plant, new aircraft launch and recovery system, new radars, new elevators and more. That the world’s most expensive warship ever built has teething troubles is well known, and that’s putting it mildly. During the Ford’s first operational period between mid-2017 and mid-2018 the carrier spent only 81 days at sea, and ten times had to cut short testing periods to come home with a serious problem. The Navy and its contractors were exceptionally mum about the detailed nature of many of those problems, stung by a never-ending stream of criticism from Congress and a host of media, commentators and analysts.

Navy News
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va.  — The champagne bottle hit the cold steel hull and bounced off it did not break. Undaunted, the Honorable Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy pulled back and again swung the glass bottle with the force of a baseball player hitting a home run.Uttering for the second time in 52-years Kennedy the words “I christen thee United States Ship John F. Kennedy, may God bless this ship and all who sail her” – the second swing did the job.

Training and Simulation Expo
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Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., the chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, discusses role of modeling and simulation technologies to better train America’s future workforce and improve education with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on the sidelines of the National Training and Simulation Association’s annual expo July 10, 2019, on Capitol Hill.

AAAA 2019
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Lt. Gen. Ted Martin, US Army, the deputy commanding general of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Eustis, Va., discusses rebuilding high-end warfighting skills, lessons from the Cold War, capabilities as well as recruiting and retention with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2019 conference and tradeshow in Nashville., Tenn., where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.