The US Navy's Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the most expensive warships ever built, with each unit costing $13 billion and the overall program exceeding $120 billion. These carriers are designed to replace the older Enterprise and Nimitz-class carriers, featuring numerous advanced technologies to enhance performance and reduce costs.
Marines Demonstrate Ability to Include Carrier-Based F-35Cs in Expeditionary Base Plans
December 10, 2020 5:18 PM
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a new expeditionary landing demonstration with M-31 arresting gear Interim Flight Clearance (IFC), on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo
SAN DIEGO, Calif., – The Marine Corps’ first carrier-capable F-35C Lightning II squadron demonstrated, for the first time, the capability to quickly rearm and refuel at expeditionary land bases, a mission key for future island-hopping operations that top leaders envision the U.S. military will face.