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    USS Gerald R. Ford: The Navy’s Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Is Nearly Ready For War

    The Ford completed its Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials and is almost ready for her first deployment.

    USS Gerald R. Ford: The Navy’s Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Is Nearly Ready For War

    Getting a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ready for her maiden deployment is no small task. The good news is that this month the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) successfully conducted the Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT), which is a Naval Sea Systems Command requirement that is meant to verify that the ship personnel can operate and maintain their combat systems in a safe and effective manner.

    During the recent CSSQT, the crew of the United States Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft and the lead ship of her class used all the onboard weapons systems of the ship during a live firing of the Phalanx CIWS (Close-In Weapons System), RIM-162 ESSM launchers, rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher and an evolved sea sparrow missile (ESSM) Navy Recognition reported.


    Since being formally commissioned by then-President Donald J. Trump on July 22, 2017, USS Gerald R. Ford has conducted an ongoing series of trials – all of which are required before the warship can begin its first deployment.
    The carrier is the lasted generation of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and will replace the aging Nimitz-class on a one-for-one basis as new carriers enter service.
    USS Gerald R. Ford: Armament of the Carrier

    In addition to the carrier’s air wing, USS Gerald R. Ford is armed with two RIM-162 ESSM launchers, two RIM-116 RAM, three Phalanx CIWS, and four M2 .50 Cal. (12.7 mm) machine guns. All of these were used in the recent CSSQT.


    The RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) is a medium-range, surface-to-air missile designed and manufactured by the American-based defense contractor Raytheon Missile Systems. Each missile can be launched from a quad-pack canister for the MK 41 VLS (Vertical Launching System) shipborne launching system or via a single pack for the MK 29 trainable launcher and MK 48 guided missile VLS. The RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow has an operational range of 50 km and can fly at a speed of Mach 4 – or roughly four times the speed of sound.


    The small, lightweight RIM-166 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is an infrared homing surface-to-air missile. It was developed as a cooperative program with General Dynamics Pomona and Valley Systems in the 1970s under an agreement with Denmark and West Germany. With an operational range of 10 km, it is a “fire-and-forget” platform that can be against anti-ship cruise missiles and asymmetric air and surface threats.


    The carrier is also armed with the he Phalanx CIWS, which can be used to destroy incoming threats such as small boats, surface torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and helicopters. It functions as part of an integrated, layered defense system in order to intercept closest-in threats.


    The Phalanx, which is currently on Navy cruisers, destroyers, aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, among other vessels, consists of one 20mm M-61A1 rotating cannon with six barrels and one search and track radar and FLIR (Forward-looking infrared) camera. The Phalanx Block can fire a 20mm sabot projectile with a tungsten penetrator with an effective firing range of 1,480 m and a maximum firing range of 5,500m.
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    Let's hope they don't accidentally sink it during shock trials.

    The cost of one of these new supercarriers is almost the entire military budget for Canada.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    Let's hope they don't accidentally sink it during shock trials.

    The cost of one of these new supercarriers is almost the entire military budget for Canada.
    I don't think the shock trials could sink a carrier.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    Let's hope they don't accidentally sink it during shock trials. The cost of one of these new supercarriers is almost the entire military budget for Canada.
    Remember the VASA? It sank on launch!!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    Let's hope they don't accidentally sink it during shock trials.

    The cost of one of these new supercarriers is almost the entire military budget for Canada.
    Canada has a military?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    I don't think the shock trials could sink a carrier.
    It is not going to sink. Imagine what the Chi Coms think of this thing? Proably trying to figure out how to steal the plans for it as we speak since they cant come up with anything on thier own. We need 10 of these for the future..
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    Dont forget we have now installed Lasers on US Destroyers. Especially those in a CSG. Expect to see the Rail gun on those protecting CSGs. We went hush hush with that one and the Lame Stream Media.
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