The United States deploys the newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) for the first time: it will take part in NATO exercises in the Atlantic Ocean

The U.S. Navy is deploying the latest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) strike group for the first time.

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This was announced by the country's Department of Defense. The aircraft carrier has left for the Atlantic Ocean. There will be a NATO exercise, which will involve 9,000 troops from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. During the exercise, the aircraft carrier will interact with 20 ships and 60 aircraft.

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The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the newest U.S. aircraft carrier to replace the Nimitz type aircraft carriers. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford, who served in the Navy during World War II aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey. The aircraft carrier was built by Northrop Grumman. It began construction on August 11, 2005. The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) was launched in 2013 and entered service with the U.S. Navy in May 2017, replacing the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). According to estimates by various analysts, the ship cost the Department of Defense $13-17.5 billion.

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