The US deploys the newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) for the first time
He will take part in NATO exercises in the Atlantic Ocean
The US Navy is deploying the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) strike group for the first time.
This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the country. The aircraft carrier went to the Atlantic Ocean. NATO exercises will take place there, in which 9,000 servicemen of the USA, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden will take part. During the exercises, the aircraft carrier will interact with 20 ships and 60 aircraft.
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the newest American aircraft carrier that replaced the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, who served in the Navy during World War II aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey. The aircraft carrier was built by Northrop Grumman. Its construction began on August 11, 2005. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) was launched in 2013, and entered service with the US Navy in May 2017, replacing USS Enterprise (CVN-65). According to estimates of various analysts, the cost of the ship cost the Ministry of Defense $13-17.5 billion.
