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The Navy spent $13 billion on an aircraft carrier and can’t get the toilets to work

Gail P Sherman
Jan 19, 2026
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The USS Gerald R Ford is the largest and most expensive warship ever built. The nuclear-powered carrier features stealth technology, electromagnetic catapults, and automated systems that reduce crew requirements. What it doesn’t have are working toilets.

The problem stems from one of the carrier’s innovations. Instead of flush toilets, the USS Ford uses …

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