Ford-class ALRE systems Posted on October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 by alert5 PMA 251 has produced this nice infographic on the various aircraft launch and recovery equipment (ALRE) systems aboard the Ford-class aircraft carrier. Click the image for a high-resolution copy. Graphic: U.S. Navy Related posts (Automatically Generated): CVN 78 to cost $811 million more CVN 79 named USS John F. Kennedy Price tag for USS Gerald R. Ford could fall DOT&E says Ford class sortie generation worse than Nimitz class Does the U.S. Navy needs the Ford-class carrier? GAO indentifies problems with Gerald R. Ford-class