The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford in the waters of Crete, now close to the shores of Israel
The world's largest aircraft carrier joins the US fleet in the Middle East
The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is in the area of Crete, accompanied by an escort of 12 destroyers, and is approaching the coast of Israel. Israeli media report this.
About ten days ago, US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the Gerald Ford to the Middle East, where the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and several warships are already present. A military deployment desired by the US administration while negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme are ongoing.
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The press office of the Italian Navy confirmed that naval vessels are not detectable through AIS (automatic identification system) signal transmission, so neither is Ford
