Has Ford carrier ever successfully launched F35C ?

No, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the first of the Ford-class aircraft carriers, has not yet successfully launched an F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter using its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). Despite being designed to support F-35C operations with advanced systems like EMALS and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), the carrier has not operationally deployed the F-35C as of the latest available information. Notably, China’s Fujian aircraft carrier has achieved the milestone of launching a stealth fighter (J-35) using EMALS, making it the first to do so. The USS Gerald R. Ford is scheduled to receive modifications to support F-35C operations in fiscal year 2025, and the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is expected to be the first Ford-class carrier fully equipped for F-35C launches.

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• 上面是Grok的回答 -brckrs- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/27/2025 postreply 23:29:01

• 测试和部署是两个阶段。福特应该测试过了，但没有部署 -硬码工- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/27/2025 postreply 23:42:44

• grok：Has Ford carrier ever successfully launched F35C？ -硬码工- ♂ (500 bytes) () 09/27/2025 postreply 23:39:22