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Montevideo, July 12th 2025 - 13:37 UTC

Tag: USS Gerald R. Ford carrier

  • Friday, June 20th 2025 - 21:38 UTC

    USS Gerald R. Ford Middle East bound

    The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the largest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the world

    The USS Gerald R. Ford will set sail from Norfolk to the Middle East next Tuesday to strengthen Washington's might in the region, a Defense source confirmed Friday. The deployment was considered “routine” and unrelated to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

  • Wednesday, June 7th 2017 - 07:07 UTC

    US Navy received its most powerful aircraft carrier ever: US$ 12,9 billion

    USS Gerald Ford is nearly 1,100 feet long with an expanded flight deck width of 256 feet, allowing it to hold more than 75 aircraft at a time.

    The United States Navy received the most powerful addition yet to its fleet of aircraft super carriers Thursday, the USS Gerald R. Ford. After 12 years of construction and US$12.9 billion, the new carrier was delivered to the Navy from Newport Shpbuilding.