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| The Most Advanced US Carrier Aircraft 'USS Gerald R Ford' Sailing To to Atlantic |
Washington - The United States' most advanced and most expensive aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford, is scheduled to sail to the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday (4/10/2022). The ship with two nuclear reactors will show strength with the navies of eight other NATO member countries Canada, Finland, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.
The carrier USS Gerald Ford is scheduled to depart with its combat group that includes several warships. The U.S. Navy announced late Sunday that the carrier had been delayed due to the formation of a nor'easter off the coast from the remnants of Hurricane Ian.
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On Monday, the US Navy announced that the USS Gerald R Ford was scheduled to depart Norfolk on Tuesday at 12:30. The aircraft carrier, whose construction cost more than $13 billion, will carry 9,000 military personnel from nine NATO countries, including American personnel. It can also carry more than 70 aircraft, including helicopters and deadly fighter jets.
Vice Admiral Dan Dwyer, Commander of the US 2nd Fleet, said: "The Atlantic is an area of strategic importance. Our primary goal is to contribute to a peaceful, stable, and conflict-free Atlantic region through the Naval forces of our allies and partners." "The deployment of the USS Gerald R Ford Carrier Fighter Group is a natural development of our new commitment to the Atlantic," he said, as quoted by The Defense Post.
The name of this aircraft carrier is taken from the name of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald R Ford. The 65,000-ton warship had experienced mechanical problems and broke down, making it a little less impressive as it has been imaged as a fearsome new engine of the US Navy.