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Gerald R. Ford class

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Manufacturer:Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)Introduced: 2017|Status: active|Origin: United States
NAVALSPEC // GERALD-R-FORD-CLASS
Gerald R. Ford class
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
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FIREPOWER
98
MOBILITY
90
PROTECTION
95
SENSORS
96
COMBAT VALUE
94
UNIT COST
$13300.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typecarrier
Categorynaval
Statusactive
Generation5 Generation
Introduced2017
Service StatusActive
Data SourceUS Navy Sea Power Program Guide 2024 / IISS Military Balance
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
92/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
75/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length337 m
Width78 m
Height76 m
Weight100,000,000 kg
Crew4539 personnel
Max Speed56 km/h
Range15,000 km
Endurance90 hrs
Powerplant2x Bechtel A1B pressurized water nuclear reactors (500 MWth each)
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
2,000 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
EMALS Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (75+ Carrier Air Wing aircraft)2,000 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
2x Mk 29 ESSM launchers (16 missiles)2x RIM-116 RAM launchers (42 missiles)3x Phalanx CIWS 20mm
GUIDED MISSILES
RIM-162 ESSMRIM-116 RAM
TORPEDOES
Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) anti-torpedo torpedoes
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
AN/SPY-3 / AN/SPY-6(V)3 Dual-Band Radar (DBR) AESA phased array suite(450 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED
AN/SQQ-89(V)15 Sonar Suite with AN/SQR-20 Multi-Function Towed Array (MFTA)(60 km)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸
Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: GE AerospaceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸
Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸
Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: Lockheed Martin MissilesPayload: VLS Missile Array
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸
Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: L3Harris Technologies
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸
Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionheavy
Armor Thickness350 mm
CountermeasuresAN/SLQ-32(V)6 SEWIP Block II, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, Mark 36 SRBOC decoy system
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioAN/WSC-3 UHF/VHF
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$13,300,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$250,000,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$120,000,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
1 Operator Nations~1 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United StatesDomestic Operator
1units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
98/100
Mobility
90/100
Protection
95/100
Sensors
96/100
Reliability
88/100
Maintainability
84/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceUS Navy Sea Power Program Guide 2024 / IISS Military Balance
Last Verification Date2026-10-07