Beneath the more visible surface of the
USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carriers’ continued journey to deployment, there appears to be a concurrent and highly impactful, yet more narrowly focused or specific developmental trajectory lurking below the radar: increasing the Ford-class’ expanding role as an armed warship capable of engaging in heavy maritime combat.
Beneath the more visible surface of the
USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carriers’ continued journey to deployment, there appears to be a concurrent and highly impactful, yet more narrowly focused or specific developmental trajectory lurking below the radar: increasing the Ford-class’ expanding role as an armed warship capable of engaging in heavy maritime combat.