"The USS Gerald R. Ford isn't just the US Navy's largest aircraft carrier - it's also the largest in the world. Commissioned in July 2017, the first of the Ford-class carriers is more technologically advanced than Nimitz-class carriers. It has an improved hull design and weapons stowage, a new weapons elevator, more space on the flight deck, a new electromagnetic-powered aircraft-launch system, three times the electrical-generation capacity of any previous carrier, and a lot more."
"And now it's heading to the Caribbean amid the US' escalating tensions with Venezuela, which the Trump administration has accused of engaging in drug trafficking. On Friday, the Pentagon announced the USS Gerald R. Ford would be joining other US ships in the US Southern Command's area of responsibility. It's traveling from Europe, where it's been supporting NATO exercises. We visited the supercarrier when it was docked in its homeport of Virginia's Naval Station Norfolk in 2017."
The USS Gerald R. Ford is the largest aircraft carrier in the world and the lead ship of the Ford class, commissioned in July 2017. The carrier features an improved hull and weapons stowage, a new weapons elevator, expanded flight deck space, an electromagnetic aircraft-launch system, and electrical-generation capacity three times that of previous carriers. The ship departed Europe after supporting NATO exercises and has been ordered to the Caribbean to join other US ships in the US Southern Command area of responsibility. The supercarrier was docked at Virginia's Naval Station Norfolk in 2017.
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