As of 2025, the USS Gerald R. Ford is considered the most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy.
November 16, 2025
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Classification of a specific U.S. Navy aircraft carrier class and its relative technological advancement.
The USS Gerald R. Ford is an aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy that has been described as the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world.
November 15, 2025
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Characterization of the USS Gerald R. Ford within descriptions of modern naval capabilities.
The USS Gerald R. Ford is the largest aircraft carrier in the world and is described as the U.S. Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier.
November 11, 2025
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General description of the carrier-class and technological status of the USS Gerald R. Ford.
The air wing embarked on the USS Gerald R. Ford can include four squadrons of F/A-18 Super Hornets, one electronic F-18 variant squadron, airborne warning and control aircraft, two Helicopter Sea Combat squadrons, and a logistics support squadron.
November 11, 2025
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Typical composition of aircraft types and squadrons that can be assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford's embarked air wing.
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier.
October 31, 2025
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Identification of a naval asset referenced in reporting about regional deployments
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has capacity to host up to 90 fixed-wing aircraft and attack helicopters.
October 25, 2025
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Specification of the carrier's air wing capacity
The USS Gerald R. Ford is the world's largest aircraft carrier.
January 01, 2024
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Descriptive attribute of a specific U.S. Navy capital ship.
USS Gerald R. Ford is a United States Navy aircraft carrier.
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Identifies a named naval vessel and its type.
U.S. aircraft carriers and their strike groups can be deployed to geographic combatant command regions such as U.S. Southern Command.
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Organizational practice of assigning naval strike groups to regional combatant commands for operations.
A Ford-class U.S. aircraft carrier has a full-load displacement on the order of 100,000 tons.
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Typical displacement magnitude for Ford-class U.S. supercarriers.
The USS Gerald R. Ford is a United States Navy aircraft carrier that is widely described as among the most advanced modern aircraft carriers.
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Naval force-projection and carrier capabilities.