Ford-class aircraft carriers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 75 aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:E-2_D_Hawkeye
gptkb:F/_A-18_Super_Hornet
gptkb:MH-60_R_Seahawk
gptkb:MH-60_S_Seahawk
gptkb:F-35_C_Lightning_II
gptkbp:beam 256 feet
gptkbp:combat_system gptkb:combat_system
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CVN-79)
gptkb:USS_Enterprise_(CVN-80)
gptkb:USS_Gerald_R._Ford_(CVN-78)
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:2017
gptkbp:construction_started gptkb:2009
2025 (expected for CVN-80)
gptkbp:crew_capacity approximately 4,500 personnel
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:RIM-116_Rolling_Airframe_Missile
gptkb:RIM-7_Sea_Sparrow
gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkbp:design_features gptkb:advanced_propulsion_systems
advanced navigation systems
improved energy efficiency
enhanced survivability
reduced radar cross-section
enhanced communication systems
enhanced training facilities
advanced command and control systems
reduced crew workload
stealth characteristics
improved habitability
improved safety systems
improved logistics capabilities
improved environmental controls
integrated warfare systems
advanced damage control systems
advanced maintenance capabilities
enhanced quality of life for crew
improved medical facilities
increased flight deck space
gptkbp:displacement 100,000 tons
gptkbp:features gptkb:Electromagnetic_Aircraft_Launch_System_(EMALS)
gptkb:Advanced_Arresting_Gear_(AAG)
Increased automation
Improved flight deck design
Dual Band Radar (DBR)
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ford-class aircraft carriers
gptkbp:launch_platform CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery)
gptkbp:length 1,106 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:3
gptkbp:operational_range unlimited range due to nuclear power
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Gerald_R._Ford
gptkbp:primary_role power projection
gptkbp:propulsion nuclear power
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:speed 30+ knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Nimitz-class_aircraft_carriers
gptkbp:sustainability greater than 5 years between refueling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:USS_Gerald_R._Ford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4