Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers

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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the U.S. Navy’s latest generation of nuclear-powered supercarriers, featuring advanced technologies to increase sortie rates, reduce crew size, and enhance combat capabilities compared to earlier Nimitz-class ships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft carrier class ⓘ
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ⓘ
supercarrier ⓘ
builtAt Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ
builtBy Huntington Ingalls Industries ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
designedBy United States Navy ⓘ
designedFor enhanced combat capability ⓘ
increased sortie generation rate ⓘ
reduced crew size ⓘ
designedForLifecycle reduced total ownership cost ⓘ
designedToReplace Nimitz-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
enteredService 2017 ⓘ
firstOfClass USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) ⓘ
hasCapability air superiority operations ⓘ
carrier air wing operations ⓘ
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support ⓘ
maritime security operations ⓘ
strike warfare ⓘ
hasFeature Advanced Arresting Gear ⓘ
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System ⓘ
advanced weapons elevators ⓘ
automation for reduced manning ⓘ
dual-band radar ⓘ
enhanced electrical power generation ⓘ
improved nuclear propulsion plant ⓘ
reconfigured flight deck ⓘ
reduced island size ⓘ
hasImprovementOver Nimitz-class crew requirements ⓘ
Nimitz-class electrical power margin ⓘ
Nimitz-class maintenance requirements ⓘ
Nimitz-class sortie generation rate ⓘ
hasUnit USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) ⓘ
USS Enterprise (CVN-80) ⓘ
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) ⓘ
USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) ⓘ
hullClassificationSymbol CVN-78-class ⓘ
intendedService blue-water naval operations ⓘ
power projection ⓘ
sea-based air operations ⓘ
namedAfter Gerald R. Ford ⓘ
linked to: Gerald Ford
operator United States Navy ⓘ
powerplant nuclear reactor ⓘ
predecessor Nimitz-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
role aircraft launch and recovery platform ⓘ
flagship of carrier strike group ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ

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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier → succeededBy → Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier → hullClassificationSymbol → CVN-78-class ⓘ
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Newport News Shipbuilding → notableProduct → Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers ⓘ
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UCLASS → intendedBasing → Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers ⓘ
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System → partOf → Gerald R. Ford-class carrier launch and recovery system ⓘ
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Advanced Arresting Gear → designedFor → Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
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Advanced Arresting Gear → introducedForClass → Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
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USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) → class → Gerald R. Ford class ⓘ
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USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) → program → Gerald R. Ford-class carrier program ⓘ
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USS Enterprise (CVN-80) → shipClass → Gerald R. Ford class ⓘ
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USS Enterprise (CVN-80) → category → Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers ⓘ
USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) → class → Gerald R. Ford class ⓘ
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USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) → program → Gerald R. Ford-class carrier program ⓘ
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USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) → category → Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers ⓘ