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The flight deck has three electromagnetic catapults (EM catapults) and an angled landing area with arresting gear. [6] As of at least 2024, EM catapults are the most sophisticated aircraft launch technology and are only used on the Fujian and the USS Gerald R. Ford.
The Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are currently being constructed for the United States Navy, which intends to eventually acquire ten of these ships in order to replace current carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship of her class, Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and later the Nimitz-class carriers.
Fujian is China's largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, but it's not the biggest in the world — that honor belongs to the USS Gerald R. Ford.
An electromagnetic catapult, also called EMALS ("electromagnetic aircraft launch system") after the specific US system, is a type of aircraft launching system. Currently, only the United States and China have successfully developed it, and it is installed on the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers and the Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian.
The ship is now leading the United States’ task force in the eastern Mediterranean, following the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, which was sent home at the New Year.
Gerald R. Ford US Navy: CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford: Supercarrier [notes 1] CATOBAR: 2017–present In-service Gibraltar Royal Navy: D68 Malta: Fleet carrier CATOBAR — Ordered 1943 but never laid down. Gilbert Islands US Navy: CVE-107 Commencement Bay: Escort carrier 1945–1955 Ex-St. Andrews Bay. Converted to communication relay ship USS Annapolis
The USS Gerald Ford led the first group to head to the region, and now the… What you need to know about carrier strike groups as U.S. sends second amid Gaza war Skip to main content
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]