CVN-78 or navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the lead vessel of a new class of nuclear-powered carriers that will begin to replace the Cold War-era Nimitz-class on a one-for-one basis over the next several decades, isn't just the largest warship ever built – it is also the most expensive.
The US Navy is pulling the world’s largest warship, sent to the eastern Mediterranean Sea after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, back to the United States as it reevaluates its global force requirements, the US Sixth Fleet said in a statement Monday.
U.S. Navy officials said the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group would be heading home after being deployed to the Middle East following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The U.S. is sending a large aircraft carrier back home from the Middle East after the battleship was deployed for more than two months near Israel to deter a wider war from breaking out in the region. The Navy’s 6th Fleet said Monday the USS Gerald R. Ford would return to its home port in…