The US Navy is preparing one of the newest aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford for the upcoming major exercise. For this, all aviation is deployed on the ship.. First, writes Navy Times, the entire aircraft carrier wing was loaded onto the ship in full force.
The COMPTUEX exercise is designed to evaluate the ability of an aircraft carrier strike group to conduct combat operations at sea and strike the enemy on land through joint planning and execution of various training scenarios. This was stated by the representative of the 2nd Fleet, Lieutenant Commander Christy Johnson, in an interview with Insider..
To the carrier strike group USS Gerald R. Ford includes the 8th Aviation Wing and 2 US Navy destroyer USS McFaul and USS Thomas Hudner. The aircraft carrier itself is the first in its class and cost about 13 billion. AT 2013 year he was launched, at 2017 first put into operation, and deployed as part of an aircraft carrier strike group for the first time in 2022 year.
known, that the aircraft carrier is equipped with advanced special equipment, including electromagnetic catapults. During a short-term deployment of an aircraft carrier in 2022 year on board loaded up to 80% aviakrıla, and now all available aircraft will be loaded onto an aircraft carrier, including fighters, early warning aircraft and helicopters.
Rear Admiral Greg Huffman, commander of the 12th Carrier Strike Group, said, aircraft carrier will demonstrate to the world, what modern high-tech naval warfare and integrated NATO interoperability look like. Expected, that the deployment of an aircraft carrier will occur at the end 2023 of the year, since a number of issues are still unresolved, including those of a technical nature.
It should be noted, that the US Navy pays special attention to aircraft carriers, counting them, along with submarines, the basis of its naval power, represented in different parts of the world. Firstly, aircraft carriers are considered as the most important participant in the confrontation with China in the Asia-Pacific region. used photos:Wikipedia / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leon
