A photo of the explosion near the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has been published.

The newest American aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, which was commissioned, was nearly sunk by a powerful explosion during stress tests. The explosion, as part of the tests being carried out, turned out to be so powerful that it is actually comparable to the aircraft carrier itself.

In the presented photograph, you can see that the height of the explosion is significantly higher than the height of the aircraft carrier itself, and although the test was not aimed at checking the ability of the aircraft carrier to withstand a powerful blast wave, in the event of a real hit of ammunition of such power, the aircraft carrier would be guaranteed to be destroyed.

According to the data available to the news agency Avia.pro, an explosion near the American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was made on June 18, 2021, while the US Navy has not yet made any statements in this regard, although As a rule, the report is published almost immediately, which caused some concern among specialists.

It should be noted that such tests are carried out for almost every aircraft carrier - they reveal how stable the aircraft carrier will behave in the event of an enemy attack.