What is the Gerald R Ford class aircraft carrier? #Missile #military #navy #USA #aircraftCarrier

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The #Gerald R. Ford class is a class of #nuclear powered #aircraft carriers currently being constructed for the United States Navy. The class, with a planned total of ten ships, will replace the Navy's current #carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship, Gerald R. Ford replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and then eventually taking the place of the existing #Nimitz-class carriers. The new vessels have a hull similar to the Nimitz-class, but introduce technologies since developed with the CVN(X)/CVN-21 program, such as the #Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (#EMALS), as well as other design features intended to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs, including sailing with smaller crews. This class of aircraft carriers is named after former US President Gerald R. Ford. The first ship of the class, CVN-78, was procured in 2008 and commissioned into service on 22 July 2017. The second ship of the class, John F. #Kennedy (#CVN-79), is expected to be commissioned into service in 2024.