![]() The Ford class of aircraft carriers will eventually replace the Nimitz class in coming years and will include more advanced features like an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. These huge aircraft carriers are also the most expensive US Navy warships ever built. ![]() While the Nimitz class held the title of the world’s largest ship for many years, the record was broken in 2017 when the Ford class entered service. Two A1B nuclear reactors power the Gerald R Ford, which is armed with RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles, Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAMs), and the Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS). ![]() It can carry over 75 aircraft and 4,539 people, including the ship’s company, air wing, and other support personnel. Ford-class aircraft carrier is the world’s largest aircraft carrier. ![]()
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