Believe it or not, the biggest naval force in the world is not the United States Navy. That distinction belongs to the People’s Liberation Army of China. The PLA Navy currently boasts an inventory of 355 warships, and that number is expected to grow to 460 by 2030. This increases the onus on the US to evolve and expand its own fleet so that it can continue to compete with its major adversaries. Hence the recent debut of the USS Gerald Ford, the first new American transitional aircraft carrier in more than 40 years.

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