USS Gerald R Ford: What we know about world’s biggest warship on first US mission

 US Navy’s most advanced and most expensive aircraft carrier is the first in over 40 years

Shweta Sharma

The US Navy’s most advanced warship – and the world’s biggest – created a buzz as it set sail for its first deployment this week, a milestone for an ambitious plan to modernise the American fleet of aircraft carriers that has faced criticism amid delays and technical mishaps.

The USS Gerald R Ford left for the world’s largest naval base in Norfolk, Virginia, to join vessels of countries like France, Germany and Sweden for various exercises in the Atlantic Ocean.

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