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Gerald R. Ford Carrier Begins Maiden Deployment

October 06 2022

USA

The Navy’s most advanced nuclear aircraft carrier set sail for its first deployment on Tuesday to train with NATO allies in the North Atlantic, reports the Voice of America News.

USS Gerald R. Ford features nearly two dozen new technologies and a redesigned flight deck allowing for a 30 percent increase in sorties, officials said. New technologies include the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and a new radar system.

The ship is conducting a “service-retained”...

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