US launches new aircraft carrier Gerald Ford for the first time

news agency CNN Reported that on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford, which is their newest model. Leaving the Naval Base at Norfolk Virginia Going on a mission for the first time It plans to use it in joint military exercises with allied nations in North America and Europe.

According to the United States Navy USS Gerald Ford It is the first redesigned aircraft carrier in more than 40 years. Construction officially began in November 2009 and was loaded into the Navy by President Donald Trump in 2017, but has never been released. Where have you been stationed until today?

USS Gerald Ford is also the first US Ford-class aircraft carrier, but the Navy has begun construction on two additional Ford-class aircraft carriers, the USS. Kennedy and USS Enterprise

This aircraft carrier has many new and advanced technologies. It includes an electric power system that is nearly three times higher than the Nimitz-class ships and uses the EMALS system instead of the steam catapult system to reduce the burden on the ship. Affects the aircraft when it is released from the ship. and reducing time between emissions, the USS Gerald Ford also has a dual-band radar system.

The USS Gerald Ford, along with the carrier strike group, will operate with allies and partners. Both in the area of ​​responsibility of the 2nd and 6th Fleet in the Atlantic Ocean. and in the Mediterranean but will be stationed for less than 6 months according to the standard time

Rear Admiral Gregory Huffman, commander of the 12th Aircraft Carrier Squadron, said in a statement: This deployment is a great opportunity to showcase the advancements that USS Gerald Ford and the 8th Fleet Carrier (CVW) Squadron will bring to the future of naval aviation. , region and alliance with partners

As the upcoming military exercises It will consist of more than 9,000 military personnel from nine countries: the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, joining 20 warships and 60 aircraft.