THIS SHIP IS EXTREMELY CONTROVERSIAL , ON ONE SIDE OF THE ISLE YOU HAVE SKEPTICISM ABOUT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT IS BEING USED THROUGHOUT THE SHIP , ON THE OTHER SIDE YOU HAVE PROGRESSIVES THAT CLAIM THAT THIS IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE OUT OF DATE TECHNOLOGY ABOARD THE CURRENT AIR CRAFT CARRIERS DEPLOYED AROUND THE WORLD .
THE COMMISSIONING OF THE USS GERALD FORD IS LONG OVERDUE , BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER WHAT THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE SHIP HAVE BEEN SPENT TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT , WHEN ITS BROKEN DOWN IT COST ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN MILLION DOLLARS A FOOT !!!!!!!!!!!! 119,000,000 $ A FOOT. IT IS EQQIPPED WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCH SYSTEM INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL STEAM POWERED SYSTEM . THIS METHOD IS SAID TO BE ABLE TO LAUNCH TWICE AS MANY F 18 FIGHTER JETS , TWICE AS FAST , ALSO IT IS ABLE TO LAUNCH MUCH LARGER AIRCRAFT THAT THE PREVIOUS CARRIERS COULD NOT.
REALLY THIS SHIP ISNT EVEN GOIN TO BE TESTED TO FIND OUT IF ANY OF THESE NEW TECHNOLOGYS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL IN BATTLE . IT WONT BE OUT ON PATROL FOR ATLEAST 3 YEARS AND THE TESTS WONT START FOR 1 TO 2 YEARS . SO BASICALLY THIS SHIP TOOK FOURTEEN BILLION DOLLARS AND 10 YEARS TO EVEN GET OUT ON THE WATER AND SEE IF OUR MONEY WAS EVEN WORTH THESE UPGRADES THAT SUBSTANTIALLY RAISED THE COST AND TIME IT TOOK TO FINISH THE PROJECT , THESE SAME TECHNOLOGYS MAY BE WHAT ACTUALLY MAKE THIS NEW SHIP LESS EFFECTIVE THAN OUR TRADITIONAL CARRIERS THAT I HAVE HERD PERFORM PRETTY WELL BUT WHAT DO I KNOW ????? #STEEMIT IS THE PLACE TO CALL THESE KINDA THINGS OUT AND EXERCISE OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH !!!!!!! STEEMONNNNNNNN