LASER USS Gerald R. Ford Is Ready To Beat Russia | HELIOS
The lead ship of the US Navy fleet, the $13 billion 100,000-ton USS Gerald Ford Supercarrier, is the largest, most expensive, and most lethal aircraft carrier ever built. With the ability to host more than 75 aircraft at a time, the Supercarrier packs more airpower than the air forces of at least 60 different nations. Powered by two Bechtel A1B nuclear reactors, the carrier can sail the world for 25 years without refuelling. Therefore it is able to sail the world multiple times over without having to stop - a ship with truly unlimited range.
On the seas, the carrier is protected by an endless inventory of built-in defenses along with an armada of 10+ cruisers, destroyers, frigates, and submarines. USS Gerald Ford is expected to have 9 sibling carriers just like it, in its class. It is also preceded by the Nimitz class of carriers which are of almost the same size and have similar capabilities - without the USS Gerald Ford in the picture, they would be the largest carriers in the world. With all of these, it’s quite clear that when it comes to aircraft carriers, the US stands out dominantly from the rest.
28 сен 2024