Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers (CVN)

Details
Category: United States
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  • Ships in class
    NameNumberLaunchedCommissioned
    USS Gerald R. FordCVN 789 November 201322 July 2017
    USS John F. KennedyCVN 79
    USS EnterpriseCVN 80
  • Length
    • 333 m
  • Beam
    • 78 m
  • Draft
    • 12.4 m
  • Displacement
    • 100,000 t
  • Propulsion
    • 2 Nuclear reactors Bechtel A1B.
    • 4 Steam turbines.
    • 4 variable pitch propellers.
  • Speed
    • More than 30 knots
  • Complement
    • 4,539 crew, air personnel and staff.
  • Sensors
    • Multifunction Radar: DBR (Dual Band Radar) integrated by the following radars:
      • Raytheon AN/SPY-3 3D in band X
      • VSR (Volume Search Radar) in band S.
    • Navigation radar: Raytheon AN/SPS-73V.
    • Fire control:4 Mk-95
  • ESM/ECM
    • SEWIP (Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program) Block 3.
  • Countermeasures
    • Countermeasures against torpedo SLQ-25 Nixie.
  • Systems
    • Combat system SSDS (Ship Self-Defense System) Mk-2 Mod. 6
    • Data Link-11/4A/16
    • AN/USG-2 CEC (Cooperative Engagement Capability)
  • Weapons
    • 2 launch Raytheon GMLS Mk-29 for ESSM (Evolved SeaSparrow Missile) RIM-162
    • 2 launch CIWS Mk-49 for RIM-116 RAM.
    • 3 CIWS Raytheon Phalanx Mk-15
  • Aircraft carried
    • Flight deck dimensions: 333x77 m
    • 4 catapults EMALS (ElectroMagnetic Aircraft Launch System).
    • 3 lifts
    • Capacity for more than 75 aircraft: Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, Grumman C-2 Greyhound, Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II, Sikorsky SH-60 y UAV´s