Meet the Gerald R. Ford-class: US Navy's $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier

The Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, a technological marvel and symbol of American naval supremacy, ushers in a new era of maritime warfare capabilities. Named after the 38th President of the United States, these supercarriers represent a quantum leap in naval engineering and operational flexibility.
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[@Coinz8]

Its quite a ship. Beautiful and a technological marvel.

[@redditstoriesrelationshipsusa]

And it helps the US navy become a hegemon on the ocean. They just give in to mother nature.

[@jakewillits4678]

Its just gard for me to ocmprehend how the zumwalt cost so much

[@paulsmith1981]

It's WW2 technology.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

I still have absolutely no idea how something this large is designed, schematics made, wiring hooked up, etc. I just dont understand how its possible.

[@ghostmofo5829]

Biden just waves his magic wand. Wait……no that’s 13 billion he just throws away.

[@PreciousGinika]

Same here 😅 I just can't figure it out

[@CMDR_Birb]

Easy. Print a couple a couple hundred billion dollars.

[@randomname3109]

i mean, just imagine its a building except it floats...

[@hippiesaboteur2556]

Cuz, 'Murica. That's how

[@JustinTurnerman]

If anyone thinks they can take on USA they are high. Respect from Canada.

[@kyledabearsfan]

We benefit from our allies like Canada, without our allies things would be logistically impossible.

[@leonabc298]

Amazing. Why don’t we total up the wars the USA has won & lost. Results may surprise you. Do some research.

[@the_guy_with_yeeyee_a_haircut]

The us is an empire and just like any other empire it will fall

[@simkui]

You could not even beat Afghanistan.

[@EndlessTravels]

Way we are going with our AMAZING President and no borders, i'd give it some due time

[@methosmomomax7470]

I was working on the USS Enterprise in drydocks as this monster of a ship was being built. Its scale was daunting as chucks of this ship were being assembled in sections.

[@droe1021]

None of this is true.

[@mandygarrison8188]

My son is on the Ford. ❤ I pray for them all but also understand that our love ones that our on this amazing carrier are safe

[@andresa1963]

THANKS FOR HIS SERVICE.

[@donetoldyaso.99]

My nephew is on there!

[@michaela7100]

Is he? So is mine, maybe they can be friends?

[@redditstoriesrelationshipsusa]

The Gerald r ford came to oslo and it was the biggest thing in the whole city it was glorious

[@psterud]

For good reason. That particular part of the world is a crucial stronghold in the European theater. Gotta maintain that alliance. Russia, just like Germany in WWII, would love to gain possession of it.

[@1515cando]

​@@psterud, well if we keep electing Republicans Putin will own Europe. They are cutting off aid to Ukraine as I write this.

[@TheOtherBill]

It's amazing that the M2 - first manufactured in 1933 - is standard equipment on a ship designed to be in service until 2105. I guess some things are just so good they can't be improved.

[@DK-gy7ll]

I assume those are for defense against small boats like the kind that snuck up on USS Cole. You would think a 20mm Oerlikon would have greater range and be more effective on armored boats.

[@ATBatmanMALS31]

It's a lot more like "it isn't worth improving"

[@williamphillips6049]

Of course; look at the B52. There's even a sub tender in the Russian navy that's over a hundred years old.

[@DMSparky]

@4:12 You know you were a badass when you were a cook who has the worlds most advanced warship named after you along side presidents Ford and JFK as well as the Enterprise (one of the oldest and prestigious boat names in the US Navy).

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

Indeed. He stood tall amidst the hell that was going on around him, and blasted the Japanese aircraft. Was he awarded the MoH retroactively?

[@superskunkygrow]

@@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 yes and navy cross

[@ronjones9447]

@@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 silver star I believe

[@zigwil153]

The pinnacle of military projection on the planet.

[@juhaleskinen7383]

Not even. There are stuff what normaly people don't know.

[@pokethebear6287]

@@juhaleskinen7383 If they dont know, how is it a military projection?

[@johnshields6852]

2105, that's a great life expectancy, it won't be too long before another major war. God bless America🇺🇸

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

It costs a few cents, but then you get something! Salute from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@brianshipman5313]

She is a beautiful looking ship. I saw her when she visited Crete a few days ago. I made a short video as she left port and put it on KZbin.

[@philchristmas4071]

Nice work by the US. 🇺🇸

[@ezeee595]

Aythjng is possible when your military budget is $700B

[@Jinxx9081]

@@ezeee595to be honest, as an American, all that money does come from somewhere. People like to make fun of us for our bad education and healthcare systems, but every time we pass a bill through congress to improve them, it gets trumped by another global conflict or foreign aid bill. I’m fine with helping our Allies, but it gets a little tiring when many of those Allies don’t seem to really like or understand the US.

[@ryanwarner5006]

​@@Jinxx9081I got a great education and top notch healthcare. The welfare class should be treated as such.

[@-C.S.R]

Can't wait for *USS Enterprise CVN-80* My dad was one of the first serve on the new *Enterprise* in Vietnam. We are hopefully going to the the launching ceremony when it's ready to be put in the water!?!

[@Jimmy-bm3xy]

Served on the enterprise 86 and 88 west- pac cruises

[@geronimocabral-qe6bt]

My dad was one of the first serve on the new Enterprise in Vietnam. We are hopefully going to the the launching ceremony when it's ready to be put in the water!?!

[@pdd6016]

Thank You For Your Service

[@RevMikeBlack]

It's a beautiful ship and an excellent tribute to a good man.

[@theseageek]

Seeing this sailing at sea makes me proud to be an American and proud to be serving in the Navy🇺🇸⚓️

[@shaunl446]

This was awesome thanks

[@shahinm007]

Truly a marvel and an extremely Noble Name!

[@LocateA]

This video has sparked my interest in learning more about the US Navy.

[@backattackjack3857]

Extremely proud of the professionalism of the crew.

[@mahadevovnl]

Leaving history in the past?! Finally! Why did nobody ever think of that!

[@hittrewweuy7595]

I would love to see this carrier go back in time to the war in the pacific against Japan in ww2

[@andretorben9995]

That would be the times when such a ship would be applicable. Now in modern times they are nothing more than a museum showpiece. Given modern missiles they are simply huge easy to hit floating coffins. This is why USA never deploys them anywhere near any genuine at combat enemies.

[@trumpforever6706]

Like in the movie "The Final Countdown" (1980)?

[@ronjones9447]

Watch a KZbin video called … could a US super carrier defeat the whole Japanese WW2 navy

[@ronjones9447]

@@andretorben9995they have be used in constant conflicts since WW2.

[@AnnahMuiruri]

It's a beautiful ship and an excellent tribute to a good man

[@TheWoodstockWarrior]

Kudos to the Men and Women who volunteered to serve their country. These new Aircraft Carriers are awesome.

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

Wow it’s like a floating city 😮..Would love to see it 👍

[@The.Home.Cinema.Engineer]

Very Cool! truly next gen tech and with much more power and efficiency

[@user-hv1yt1yz7m]

having served on the U.S.S Nimitz (Training Dept Familiarization and Indoctrination yeoman) I gotta say I miss it, went on to become an EM2 on The John King DDG3

[@OfficialToxicCat]

Hope one day, they'll make them fly like the one in avengers 😂

[@CSLFiero]

imagine it's capabilities towards the end of its unreal 90 year service life. wild shit like satellite defense/support.

[@andyhwell8419]

My dad and I were both AW's on the USS Kitty Hawk.

[@ronjones9447]

Did u know the kitty hawk back in the day, ran over a Soviet sub

[@andyhwell8419]

@@ronjones9447 Iv read all the excuses everyone gave on that story. I blame everyone. The sub knew exactly where the carrier was. And the carrier shouldn’t have ever let the enemy get that close. Everyone failed

[@boxsterman77]

I can’t believe that they are still loading ordnance the same old way. They had such an opportunity to automate it somewhat.

[@wolfvale7863]

Big, bad and beautiful

[@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334]

Your Mom

[@ezeee595]

Size isn’t everything.

[@litchi4507]

And brokedown often.

[@wolfvale7863]

@litchi4507 That is 🇷🇺! Their ONLY aircraft carrier has been rusting and 🔥 in harbor for three years. You so jelly bro. 😆

[@litchi4507]

@@wolfvale7863 You didnt know why trump wanted to revert back to steam catapult?

[@Igor-nn8tw]

God bless America!

[@HarshPatel-zc5np]

The greatest nation on earth

[@asifiqbal9680]

I am fascinated by ACCs...I wish for one week, I am given the opportunity to live in the Carrier. The might of this machine can level a country in days. Every country should have it. Its a great asset.

[@aleccap5946]

Absolutely incredible that makes me wonder how something this complex can be made by humans

[@bradleytguthrie929]

This ship is very impressive!

[@HeatherMerrell]

Beautiful ship. Wish there was a way to extend the life of our current ships to be decommissioned. We need more carriers.

[@alexrebmann1253]

I recently read the US navy is considering extending the life of the Nlmitz class carriers.

[@HeatherMerrell]

@@alexrebmann1253 i thought so too ..like a few years though..just seems like a waste

[@coltonkoepp655]

There is a way it's actually cheaper to design and build new carriers then to modernize older carriers so by replacing the nimitz class the government is actually saving money in the long run. The Nimitz class carriers costed 4.5 billion each to build I'd imagine there's at least 10 billion in advancements to the Gerald Ford Class that they would have to spend to bring them up to par with the Ford class

[@rickbase833]

Love that Ford's daughter tasted the champagne after breaking the bottle.

[@dissaid]

Yup...😎😎😎

[@danieldevito6380]

People don't realize the true scale of this monster until they see it in person. It's almost hard to believe what you're even seeing.

[@MicEE2998e5]

Hello ChatGPT. I didn't know you make videos

[@user-mw4tw8ln1z]

Interesting news.

[@user-hj4lv1jf9p]

My nephew, now a US Navy Captain, told me that launching off a carrier never gets old!

[@Erik-rp1hi]

I wonder if future proofing includes secure storage areas for Nuclear weapons, mainly cruise missile nukes?

[@rynz_2893]

they would put cruise missles on the smaller ships that escort it. destroyers and cruisers

[@alvinrayestorninos6118]

USA from Philippines

[@kennethpucser774]

13billon isn't bad for that ship....but it costs over a million dollars a day to operate

[@robertbodnar8745]

waiting for "USS Sulaco" :-)

[@jaytea42]

GO NAVY!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🌎✨🚀

[@md-rv2xm]

God bless our great nation!

[@benthystangda5770]

It's amazing that the United States❤❤❤

[@magsxoa4519]

Wow just wow! I am proud to be an American. 🇺🇸

[@albertocastoldi9951]

To me the best option for a future fleet Is to keep in service 8 Gerald Ford Class carriers and build 8 medium carriers (65000-70000 tons 270-280 meters, 2 catapults)...16 carriers that cost less than a 12 supercarriers fleet...more flexible...

[@babayaga5708]

i am from Philiippines and i love to see that Ukraine Flag raised with FORD CLASS. Great support from USA.

[@sythex92]

8:16 Potentially? There's a reason this technology was.... 'revealed' in 2014 transformers lol.

[@abuturab1589]

Great aircraft carriers! 🌼🇺🇸🌼🇺🇸🌼

[@piupiu-ti4dd]

Amazing technologies, superior USA fleet!

[@MMtechno88]

🔥🔥🔥

[@aviationphd]

I wonder how big the stage is for the after hours drag queeen shows.

[@ronjon7942]

Huge. It’s been relocated to the surface of the ocean.

[@buzz5969]

Big enough for yall to attend so stop worrying.

[@EcEryda]

Don't worry. It's big enough for you to dance on

[@breakwhiskey2863]

I love USA ❤❤❤👍👍👍

[@TurboHDT]

when you have 11 carrier battle groups you don't need the most ships as billy Mitchell showed in 1919 that very thing that air power would rule the seas, today they have the deadliest fighter jets on the planet on them

[@rodrigorodrigo7289]

God -like😮❤❤❤❤USA

[@reactor4]

3:40," half of power generation is used by the ship. The remain half being ready for future systems".... read that very closely

[@allgood6760]

Awesome bro👍

[@alexandrek2555]

🇺🇸🇺🇸😍❤️❤️🗽🗽power of freedom

[@philbrown9764]

I’m glad I got to see this in my lifetime.

[@eroche913]

90 Year service life 😳

[@BERNARD7269]

Where do they get the price ?

[@edeltrautfeuerglut2243]

When will we get a fully 100% unmaned autonomous Aircraft Carrier with no humans on board?

[@AwfulErik]

After this one ends up on the bottom of the Pacific sometime around March 2025

[@AbolishtheNFA]

I don't understand why we retire the Nimitz carriers all together. Either they should be kept maintained for use if we lose carriers in conflict to stand in until replacements are built or we should look at selling them to our closest allies to help strengthen our alliances. Seeing as everyone relies on America to project naval power it is only smart to help bring those we trust the most along to pull more weight.

[@Normanx964]

Cold fusion powered? I hope so.

[@Aviator_Walker]

2105… damn.. long after we’re all dead lol

[@vinmangob8555]

Better to go to the stars , however, dam.

[@darrenstpierre9234]

welcome to the silk road and my friends

[@rideshareog]

Did anybody else imitate Dr. Evil "Lasers"

[@jameskennedy751]

Consider this? We have set upon the sea a craft large enough to house 2 nuclear Reactors for endless energy. Is it too far-fetched to imagine We have also set in the air/sky Nuclear vessels? I don't know but I'm sure we have at least tried.

[@igorbukovy4313]

CVN stand for?

[@ronjones9447]

Carrier, nuclear powered

[@BigMoe3]

Don't forget LHD.

[@jl8217]

Yes, that is all well and good, but does it have a ping pong table?

[@OfficialToxicCat]

probably. This thing is basically a floating island.

[@Bidenishit]

So E/F/G Rhinos are going to be retired in 2030 according to this video??

[@tommyboy71]

U.S.S. Doris Miller? WT?

[@kerentolbert5448]

The Ford class leaped ahead of its predecessors as did the Nimitz class leaped ahead of its predecessors.

[@Docjonel]

I find it hard to believe that our newest, most modern aircraft carrier which is "ahead of its time" still can't carry our most modern naval aircraft the F-35C. It's restricted to carrying F-18's only until at least 2025. Not sure I understand that.

[@seanm5362]

USS Enterprise was 1200 ft long

[@richardcharlton8259]

THE BIG STICK don’t F with us or you will cop it

[@Aeternuss]

Of all the great memorable U.S President why name the submarine Gerald R. Ford ???

[@DavidWilliams-el4zt]

Ford Class Carrier Ships need the Old Fashioned Names That Carriers used to have in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.. Forget Naming them After. US Presidents.. For the Crews and Pilots Who live, work and fly off of them they need to live and work on Ships named after Huge Parts of US History : Name the Next Ford Class Carriers after the New Enterprise and after the Doris Miller, with names from American History: name them Intrepid, Lexington, Saratoga, Yorktown and Saratoga.❤

[@perryfree3903]

My wife said, "Why do we have things like this?" I was like, if we didn't, the Russians or Chinese would just sail over here and kill us all.

[@evlkenevl2721]

It's all good until it starts falling down stairs...

[@SoldierBoy3064]

all you need to know is this... a aircraft carrier group can eliminate 800 targets a day just saying

[@walmartdriver]

Gerald Ford, should’ve pick a better name sake.

[@Papa_patricio]

All for display….

[@vini8230]

Is there a Ukraine flag on ship ?

[@yahiaamr5226]

🤣🤣 i bet it will have one in the near future

[@mjdeleon564]

Of course without permission of all mighty Lord God I can’t make it. Thank you almighty lord God for this super power

[@Demosthenas]

They really should have kept the Kittyhawk and CVN-65 Enterprise in mothballs until the Nimitz could be decommissioned. Not having any backup CVs is a fatal mistake if the US finds itself at war.

[@icu17siberia]

Us has 11...

[@garthhancock3373]

@@icu17siberia And not all 11 are instantly available. Overhauls in drydock are a thing you know.

[@davidpenney2334]

Beautiful ship...wish we had the navy we had 50 years ago......I lament the loss of our navy, and country, it collapsed 40 years ago....when brain washed graduates started and gradually changed all our values to French ones....along with no trained engineers completed the collapse.......and as they say...The rest is history......

[@jasonsadventure]

My biggest worry is China's hypersonic anti-ship missiles, DF-21 & DF-26 Against which our carriers are defenseless. Just one hit could sink the Ford.

[@jasonsadventure]

🌎

[@aaronkristo858]

Enough with the stupid hypersonic missile talk. They can be intercepted. And it would take a lot more than one missile strike to sink this carrier. America's military tech is light years ahead of China. They make crappy copies and are not innovators.

[@davidk7262]

Seems expensive compared to UK's QE class. These things are a floating platform for aircraft at the end of the day and the QE holds 72 aircraft for $4bn and this is $13bn for 75..... seems terrible value for the tax payer.

[@TonyChan-eh3nz]

1. Those planes are stovl f35’s. They have much less range and capability 2. It’s nuclear powered and has upgrade potential 3. QE can carry 36 f35’s plus some helicopters at max. General r ford can carry 75+