2022-10-02 20:32:00

great in strength and impetus! 18 ships, 9 nations

The "Ford" aircraft carrier will cross the entire Atlantic Ocean, making full preparations for deployment next year# Ship News Warship Horizon # According to the news website of the US Naval Academy, the first ship of the US Navy's "Ford" class nuclear powered aircraft carrier, "Ford", will soon join 18 ships from 9 countries, including the United States, France, Denmark, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada and Germany, to conduct a short cruise on the high seas, launch strike group navigation, air defense exercises, maritime defense, long-range maritime strikes, distributed maritime operations The anti submarine exercise and naval integrated training were conducted in 8 stages, laying the foundation for the first deployment next year. According to the report, this cruise is called "the deployment of maintaining service". The US Navy will enhance the interoperability between the "Ford" and NATO partner navies through this high seas cruise. In addition to the "Ford" aircraft carrier, the 2nd destroyer squadron, the 12th aircraft carrier strike group and the 8th carrier aviation squadron of the US Navy. These include the "Ali Burke" class destroyers "Thomas Hardner", "Ramage", "McFaul", "Ticonderoga" class missile cruiser "Normandy", "Lewis and Clark" class dry cargo ammunition supply ship "Robert E. Peary", and "Henry J. Caesar" class oil supply ship "Joshua Humphreys". It is understood that although the cruise "Ford" aircraft carrier will not carry all carrier aircraft, it will still carry F/A-18 E/F "Super Hornet", "MH-60R" Sea Hawk, EA-18G "Growler" and other fighters. France, Denmark, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada and Germany will also send six ships to participate in the cruise, and carry out eight stages of drills, including strike group navigation, air defense exercise, maritime defense, long-range maritime attack, distributed maritime operations, anti submarine exercise and integrated naval training with the "Ford" and other US naval ships. In addition, the "Ford" will cruise across the Atlantic Ocean and make a call at a foreign port. "This is not a scientific experiment or developmental test. We will conduct simultaneous operational testing." Daniel Dwyer, the commander of this cruise operation, said that this is a "stepping stone" operation, which will lay the foundation and prepare for the first deployment of the Ford next year.