Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Beats China’s Fujian on Almost Every Number — and It Might Not Matter in the Only Fight That Counts

Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Beats China’s Fujian on Almost Every Number — and It Might Not Matter in the Only Fight That Counts

America’s Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Is Bigger, Nuclear, And Combat-Proven. China’s Fujian Doesn’t Need To Match It — And That’s The Problem: On a spec sheet, the USS Gerald R. Ford beats China’s new carrier, Fujian, in nearly every category that matters, and that comparison asks the wrong question. The Ford is bigger, nuclear-powered, carries more aircraft, and has more catapults, and a side-by-side chart makes the contest look settled. But th…