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The Gerald R. Ford is the most expensive and largest carrier ever constructed and is scheduled to join the United States Navy fleet in late 2022. According to a 2009 report, the cost of this nuclear giant is almost $14 billion. To put it into perspective, with that kind of money, you could build three One World Trade Centers and still have enough money to buy a large collection of high-end sports cars! She is a super carrier with a displacement of approx. long tons. Gerald R. Ford and her sister ships will embark two squadrons of ten to twelve F-35C Joint Strike Fighters, two squadrons of ten to twelve F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, five EA-18G Growler electronic attack jets, four E-2D Hawkeye airborne early-warning and control aircraft, and two C-2 Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) planes. It will also carry eight MH-60S Seahawk helicopters. It will embark the MQ-25 Stingray refueling and intelligence collection drone, the eventual planned sixth-generation fighter to replace the Super Hornet, and maybe a new long-range strike drone. The V-22 Osprey tiltrotor is also set to replace the C-2 Greyhound in the COD role. Its two new-design Bechtel A1B reactors generate energy sufficient enough to power detached houses! Join our YouTube channel by clicking here: Find us on Instagram: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on TikTok:
