Donald Trump has just launched a massive aircraft carrier that he says will make America’s enemies ‘shake with fear’.
The carrier, USS Gerald R Ford, weighs 100,000 tonnes, cost £9.9billion, and can apparently sail for 20 years without needing to refuel.
Construction on the warship started in 2009, and was supposed to be completed in September 2015 at a cost of £8billion.
The US Navy has attributed the delays and budget overruns to the ship’s state‑of‑the‑art systems and technology, including electromagnetic launch systems for jets and drones that will replace steam catapults.
In an interview earlier this year, Trump said the Navy should go back to using steam catapults to launch fighter jets because the systems aboard the USS Ford ‘costs hundreds of millions of dollars more money and it’s no good’.
Despite these comments, Trump was later full of praise for the vessel.
Source: Metro.co.uk
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