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

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7 ай бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

Its quite a ship. Beautiful and a technological marvel.

@usamachinery 7 ай бұрын

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

@jakewillits4678 5 ай бұрын

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

@paulsmith1981 4 ай бұрын

It's WW2 technology.

@methosmomomax7470 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

None of this is true.

@usamachinery 7 ай бұрын

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

@psterud 6 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

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

@ChairmanMeow1 7 ай бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

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

@PreciousGinika 7 ай бұрын

Same here 😅 I just can't figure it out

@CMDR_Birb 6 ай бұрын

Easy. Print a couple a couple hundred billion dollars.

@randomname3109 6 ай бұрын

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

@hippiesaboteur2556 6 ай бұрын

Cuz, 'Murica. That's how

@mandygarrison8188 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

THANKS FOR HIS SERVICE.

@donetoldyaso.99 4 ай бұрын

My nephew is on there!

@michaela7100 23 күн бұрын

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

@TheOtherBill 7 ай бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

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

@williamphillips6049 5 ай бұрын

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

@brianshipman5313 6 ай бұрын

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 KZfaq.

@MasterslayerG 7 ай бұрын

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

@kyledabearsfan 7 ай бұрын

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

@leonabc298 6 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@simkui 5 ай бұрын

You could not even beat Afghanistan.

@EndlessTravels 5 ай бұрын

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

@-C.S.R 7 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

Served on the enterprise 86 and 88 west- pac cruises

@DMSparky 6 ай бұрын

@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 5 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

@@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 yes and navy cross

@ronjones9447 2 ай бұрын

@@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 silver star I believe

@RevMikeBlack 7 ай бұрын

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

@zigwil153 7 ай бұрын

The pinnacle of military projection on the planet.

@juhaleskinen7383 5 ай бұрын

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

@pokethebear6287 5 ай бұрын

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

@pdd6016 5 ай бұрын

Thank You For Your Service

@johnshields6852 7 ай бұрын

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

@LocateA 3 ай бұрын

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

@backattackjack3857 4 ай бұрын

Extremely proud of the professionalism of the crew.

@geronimocabral-qe6bt 5 ай бұрын

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!?!

@tonnywildweasel8138 5 ай бұрын

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

@shahinm007 5 ай бұрын

Truly a marvel and an extremely Noble Name!

@philchristmas4071 7 ай бұрын

Nice work by the US. 🇺🇸

@ezeee595 6 ай бұрын

Aythjng is possible when your military budget is $700B

@Jinxx9081 3 ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

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

@shaunl446 4 ай бұрын

This was awesome thanks

@theseageek 2 ай бұрын

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

@The.Home.Cinema.Engineer 5 ай бұрын

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

@mahadevovnl 5 ай бұрын

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

@Rosco-P.Coldchain 5 ай бұрын

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

@bradleytguthrie929 6 ай бұрын

This ship is very impressive!

@aleccap5946 16 күн бұрын

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

@TheWoodstockWarrior 6 ай бұрын

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

@andyhwell8419 6 ай бұрын

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

@ronjones9447 2 ай бұрын

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

@andyhwell8419 2 ай бұрын

@@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

@CSLFiero 5 ай бұрын

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

@user-hv1yt1yz7m 3 ай бұрын

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

@boxsterman77 Ай бұрын

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

@asifiqbal9680 6 ай бұрын

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.

@Igor-nn8tw 2 ай бұрын

God bless America!

@MicEE2998e5 14 күн бұрын

Hello ChatGPT. I didn't know you make videos

@HarshPatel-zc5np Ай бұрын

The greatest nation on earth

@rickbase833 6 ай бұрын

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

@hittrewweuy7595 6 ай бұрын

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

@andretorben9995 5 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@ronjones9447 2 ай бұрын

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

@ronjones9447 2 ай бұрын

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

@user-mw4tw8ln1z 4 ай бұрын

Interesting news.

@Erik-rp1hi 7 ай бұрын

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

@rynz_2893 6 ай бұрын

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

@dissaid 7 ай бұрын

Yup...😎😎😎

@abuturab1589 7 ай бұрын

Great aircraft carriers! 🌼🇺🇸🌼🇺🇸🌼

@robertbodnar8745 2 ай бұрын

waiting for "USS Sulaco" :-)

@magsxoa4519 21 күн бұрын

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

@alvinrayestorninos6118 Ай бұрын

USA from Philippines

@danieldevito6380 Ай бұрын

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.

@HeatherMerrell 7 ай бұрын

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

@alexrebmann1253 7 ай бұрын

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

@HeatherMerrell 7 ай бұрын

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

@coltonkoepp655 6 ай бұрын

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

@wolfvale7863 7 ай бұрын

Big, bad and beautiful

@t.n.h.ptheneohumanpatterna8334 7 ай бұрын

Your Mom

@ezeee595 6 ай бұрын

Size isn’t everything.

@litchi4507 6 ай бұрын

And brokedown often.

@wolfvale7863 6 ай бұрын

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

@litchi4507 6 ай бұрын

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

@allgood6760 6 ай бұрын

Awesome bro👍

@user-hj4lv1jf9p 6 ай бұрын

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

@jaytea42 4 ай бұрын

GO NAVY!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🌎✨🚀

@piupiu-ti4dd 4 ай бұрын

Amazing technologies, superior USA fleet!

@philbrown9764 5 ай бұрын

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

@jl8217 Ай бұрын

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

@kennethpucser774 3 ай бұрын

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

@reactor4 2 ай бұрын

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

@BERNARD7269 12 сағат бұрын

Where do they get the price ?

@LSpower7.0 5 ай бұрын

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

@md-rv2xm 6 ай бұрын

God bless our great nation!

@sythex92 5 ай бұрын

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

@breakwhiskey2863 6 ай бұрын

I love USA ❤❤❤👍👍👍

@rodrigorodrigo7289 4 күн бұрын

God -like😮❤❤❤❤USA

@aviationphd 7 ай бұрын

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

@ronjon7942 6 ай бұрын

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

@buzz5969 6 ай бұрын

Big enough for yall to attend so stop worrying.

@EcEryda 6 ай бұрын

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

@albertocastoldi9951 6 ай бұрын

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...

@eroche913 5 ай бұрын

90 Year service life 😳

@alexandrek2555 6 ай бұрын

🇺🇸🇺🇸😍❤️❤️🗽🗽power of freedom

@darrenstpierre9234 Ай бұрын

welcome to the silk road and my friends

@Normanx964 11 күн бұрын

Cold fusion powered? I hope so.

@AbolishtheNFA 3 ай бұрын

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.

@Bidenishit 7 ай бұрын

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

@vinmangob8555 5 ай бұрын

Better to go to the stars , however, dam.

@rideshareog 3 ай бұрын

Did anybody else imitate Dr. Evil "Lasers"

@edeltrautfeuerglut2243 5 ай бұрын

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

@AwfulErik 5 күн бұрын

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

@jameskennedy751 5 ай бұрын

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.

@BigMoe3 25 күн бұрын

Don't forget LHD.

@Aviator_Walker 11 күн бұрын

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

@igorbukovy4313 5 ай бұрын

CVN stand for?

@ronjones9447 2 ай бұрын

Carrier, nuclear powered

@Docjonel 6 ай бұрын

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.

@babayaga5708 5 ай бұрын

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

@tommyboy71 6 ай бұрын

U.S.S. Doris Miller? WT?

@seanm5362 4 күн бұрын

USS Enterprise was 1200 ft long

@Aeternuss 4 ай бұрын

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

@perryfree3903 2 ай бұрын

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.

@richardcharlton8259 2 ай бұрын

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

@kerentolbert5448 3 ай бұрын

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

@evlkenevl2721 5 ай бұрын

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

@SoldierBoy3064 29 күн бұрын

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

@DavidWilliams-el4zt 2 ай бұрын

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.❤

@walmartdriver 6 ай бұрын

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

@Papa_patricio 19 күн бұрын

All for display….

@kperez151 6 ай бұрын

Honest question…..why did they name a class of carriers after Ford? Wasn’t he kind of a forgettable president?

@Tech-Sam 5 ай бұрын

This is cool and all but damn, some universal healthcare would be nice.

@Jaishree5syam Ай бұрын

Wait USA, India coming 🔥🔥

@davidk7262 5 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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+

@mjdeleon564 4 күн бұрын

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

@Demosthenas 7 ай бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

Us has 11...

@garthhancock3373 6 ай бұрын

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

@davidpenney2334 5 ай бұрын

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......

@scottjackson5173 29 күн бұрын

Interesting video, I would call Ford too little and too late! Current CVNs are required to serve too long. Taking too long to build new ships. With ZERO extra building capacity for building replacement ships due to combat loses! The Red Sea, and Black Seas, come to nind. More and better escorts are needed. More over EACH CVN must have a hard kill self defense capability against ballistic missiles! Current systems rely too much, on too few, escorting vessels that may be too far away to counter a steep dive ballistic missile. Elevated horizontal radar panels will be needed for real time ABM point defense capabilities. Start with a 40 mm CIWS, capable of engaging near vertical targets. Better yet an 80 mm rail gun, in four sponsons. A new fleet interceptor, designed or modified for task force ABM missions. Needs to be built and deployed ASAP! Perhaps a navalized version of the F-15, or better yet an all new version of the F-14, with more powerful engines. Stand on tail, flight for ABM launch capability! Keep in mind that current Red Sea operations are a low intensity combat zone against a foe with limited means. When compared with the South China sea. As a former crew member of USS Ranger CV-61. I think it would be fun to visit the Ford, for a few weeks under way. See how much has changed, and ehat has not after so many years. Fair winds and following seas!

@jasonsadventure 6 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

🌎

@aaronkristo858 Ай бұрын

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.