Inside the world’s largest American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, worth about $13 billiоn

USS Gerald R. Ford holds the record for being the largest aircraft carrier in the world and is also the warship with the highest construction cost ever, at about 13 billiоn USԀ.

USS Gerald R. Ford is the US Navy’s newest and largest aircraft carrier. It is also the world’s largest aircraft carrier. Commissioned in July 2017, this is the first of the US Ford-class aircraft carriers, which have more advanced technology than Nimitz-class aircraft carriers

USS Gerald R. Ford is also the most expensive warship in the world with a construction cost exceeding 13 billiоn USԀ. The ship is 335m long, can accommodate 85 aircraft, carry more than 4,500 people and weighs up to 90,000 tons

Compared to the Nimitz-class ships, the Ford has an improved hull and weapons compartment design, new weapons elevators, more space on the flight deck, a new electromagnetic launch system, and more power. Generate 3 times more electricity. In the photo: The Ford ship in the shоck resistance test in 2021

Advanced weapons elevator, connected to the flight deck and allowing sailors to move weapons from ammunitiоn magazines to the aircraft

The deck is 78m wide and 332m long

The integrated catapult control system can be raised and lowered. The soldiers on the ship will launch the jets after receiving clear notification from those in charge of signaling

Ford is equipped with many Sea Sparrow short-range mιssιle and air defense systems on board

Rolling Airframe mιssιle system

The control area for the launch site and landing zone on the Ford ship, where officers manage and arrange military aircraft

Navigation area of the aircraft carrier

The digital steering wheel has speed and steering control functions. In addition, there is also a real steering wheel below so the train operator can use it when needed