"Fly into space while staying on the ground": Americans on the real cost of the latest aircraft carrier

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US Navy specialists often joke that if you want to fly into space while staying on Earth, then you need to become the captain of an American aircraft carrier. This is reported by technology.org, citing a Business Insider publication that reveals the real cost of the US Navy's latest aircraft carrier.

This type of warship is capable of projecting military power wherever needed. Versatility, coupled with the ability to deliver a quick strike or oncoming counterstrike, makes aircraft carriers one of the deadliest weapons in almost any confrontation.

- notes the media.



An aircraft carrier is a very large ship, and if we consider only its dimensions, it becomes clear that the construction of such a giant cannot be cheap. However, this is not just some kind of huge ship. This is, first of all, a technically complex combat system that performs a lot of functions. It would be a shame if such a ship went to the bottom from a single torpedo, bomb or anti-ship missile. Therefore, the ship must be equipped with the latest defensive technique, weapons systems and staffed with a highly qualified crew of many thousands.

So how expensive can an aircraft carrier be? We have the "freshest" estimate at our disposal, as the United States recently completed construction of a new aircraft carrier - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

- writes the media.

This aircraft carrier is officially the most advanced ship of its class ever built in the United States, and probably the most advanced in the world. Now its cost reaches $ 13,3 billion and, most likely, it will grow even more, since additional equipment of the ship is expected in the near future. The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) should reach full operational (combat) readiness in 2022.

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  1. guleg
    guleg
    +1
    14 October 2021 20: 10
    An aircraft carrier is a very large ship and, if we consider only its dimensions, it becomes clear that the construction of such a giant cannot be cheap.

    what does it mean expensive and cheap in relation to warships and an aircraft carrier in particular? Where is the line between cheap and expensive? $ 5 billion for a 100-ton warship - is it expensive or not? What are the criteria for assessing the high cost?
  2. guleg
    guleg
    +1
    14 October 2021 20: 22
    the ship must be equipped with the latest defensive equipment, weapons systems and a highly qualified crew of many thousands.

    about the highly qualified crew, probably all the same overkill. It is impossible to recruit 6 thousand high-class professionals for one ship. On any ship there were, are and will be inexperienced sailors. There is no conscription in the United States, but to become a specialist, any person needs to gain experience, and this is time.

    The incidents with the aircraft carriers Forrestal and Enterprise (the hot exhaust of a deck tractor thrown next to a stack of 127-mm NAR led to the self-launch of one of the missiles and a fire can serve as an eloquent example of how sometimes the crew behaves carelessly and unprofessionally). The result - 27 dead, 343 wounded, 15 aircraft destroyed), "Oriskani" (one of the sailors who were in the hangar under the flight deck accidentally lit a signal flare and in panic, not knowing what to do with it, did not find anything better than to throw her in the closet to the rest of the checkers. Total - 44 corpses)
  3. Sergey Latyshev
    Sergey Latyshev
    -2
    14 October 2021 22: 36
    And what? That aircraft carriers are expensive - everyone knows. (battleships, destroyers, frigates and submarines too)
    Airfields are also not cheap, and just warehouses with weapons. Everyone knows too.

    But I haven’t come across a "joke". Who is joking, is he really joking when we started ??? Much more interesting.
  4. BoBot Robot - Free Thinking Machine
    BoBot Robot - Free Thinking Machine
    0
    14 October 2021 22: 54
    Do not tremble, doodles - let's drown your A-carrier to breathe once!
  5. Abakan
    Abakan
    -1
    2 November 2021 21: 04
    it is expensive because of bourgeois salaries, if the average salary in the United States is almost $ 70000 per year (or 425000 rubles per month), the standard of living is very high, but services are also more expensive

    list of average salaries in the world:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage