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New Delhi:The United States (US) dispatched USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to the Eastern Mediterranean as it came out in support of Israel after Hamas launched its deadliest terror attacks in decades...
In the US Navy, a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is a naval formation led by an aircraft carrier the USS Gerald R. Ford, in this case with several surface and subsurface ships..
These formations typically consist of one nuclear-powered supercarrier, two guided-missile cruisers, two anti-aircraft destroyers, one frigate, two submarines, and a supply ship, it added...
Led by aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the above mentioned strike group comprises Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy and the Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner, USS Ramage, USS Carney, and USS Roosevelt...
First-in-class technology includes a new nuclear plant, the ability to generate nearly three times the amount of electrical power, innovative advanced arresting gear and the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), the official website of USS Gerald R. Ford says.. EMALS replaces the steam catapult system traditionally used to launch aircraft and will expand the aircraft launch envelope, paving the way to operate manned/unmanned aircraft as well as providing the opportunity for other technological advancements in the future, the website adds...
