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Gerald R Ford Class (CVN 78/79) – US Navy CVN 21 Future Carrier Programme, United States of America



Cross section illustration of the CVN 78 Gerald R Ford Class Aircraft Carrier

The CVN 21 design features an enhanced flight deck with increased sortie rates, a redesigned island and a new nuclear power plant.

  • Computer generated image of the CVN 78 Gerald R Ford Class Carrier
    The US Navy's Gerald R Ford Class future generation aircraft carrier. The...
  • Schematic diagram of the CVN 78 Gerald R Ford Class Aircraft Carrier
    The Gerald R Ford Class carriers will have the same displacement (about...
  • Cross section illustration of the CVN 78 Gerald R Ford Class Aircraft Carrier
    The CVN 21 design features an enhanced flight deck with increased sortie...
  • Raytheon Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) being launched from an aircraft carrier
    The CVN 21 will be armed with the Raytheon Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile, which...
  • Several aircraft queing for launch on a aircraft carrier
    The General Atomics EMALS Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, which uses...
  • The USS Enterprise (CVN 65) aircraft carrier with full cargo
    The Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) will replace the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), which...
  • Naval aircraft launching to intercept an aircraft carrier
    The CVN 21 will carry up to 90 aircraft, including the F-35 joint strike...
  • F/A-18E/F Super Hornet launching from an aircraft carrier
    The CVN 21 carrier will be able to arm, refuel, launch and recover aircraft...

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