Finally! US Billions $ Aircraft Carrier Is Ready For Action
From the moment of launching, every excursion of the USS Gerald R. Ford is a high-profile event. Because it is an outstanding aircraft carrier. Only the United States has the ability to build such ships. In football terms, the USS Gerald R. Ford is a Dual-Threat Quarterback that costs half the entire crew.
The price of USS Gerald R. Ford has reached $13 billion. This is more than double the price of the previous generation aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush. Outwardly, they hardly differ. What exactly was American taxpayer money spent on?
At first glance, the characteristics of Gerald R. Ford and George H. W. Bush are the same. The displacement of both ships is about 100 thousand tons, the maximum speed is 30 knots. The overall dimensions are also identical: about 1100 feet long, 250 feet wide, and 256 feet high.
However, USS George H. W. Bush cost $6.2 billion and USS Gerald R. Ford $13 billion. The only external characteristic design feature of the Gerald R. Ford is a more compact superstructure made of composite materials, which is placed over the side line.
Is the difference in cost due to this nuance?
To begin with, we note that George H. W. Bush was put into operation in 2009, when the Big Mac cost $ 3.57. Gerald R. Ford has been in operation since 2017. By this time, the burger had risen in price by 43 percent, to $5.1. Even in this comparison, it is clear that the increase in price is partly due to inflation.
But what is the rest spent on?



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