1. Gerald R. Ford-class (US)
With a total of 10
planned aircraft carriers, the Gerald R. Ford-class is regarded as the US Navy's warships of the future. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the first aircraft carrier to be built, was
commissioned in 2017. The research and development of the class
cost $37.3 billion, and the construction of each unit
cost almost $13 billion.
The USS Gerald R. Ford
measures 1,106 feet in length, and has a
displacement of 112,000 tons, making it the
largest warship in the world. It has the capacity for over 4,500 crew on board.
The USS Gerald R. Ford is
fitted with various surface-to-air missiles, including the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow and the RIM-116, and M2 machine guns. It can
carry more than 75 aircraft, which
include the Lockheed Martin F-35 and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets, and Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters.