Play War Thunder for FREE! Register using and get a premium tank or aircraft or ship and thee days of premium account time. Capt. Kyle Higgins, commanding officer of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower stated that “Ike is back! Ike is ready to fight.” referring by the nickname.
He said, “heavy maintenance” has been completed and the Navy’s nuclear-power aircraft carrier is ready for action.
Higgins said,
“It is nice to be back, I can tell you that. We are out to sea. We are doing what we are designed to do; launch and recover airplanes on a regular basis, keeping our sailors occupied in a business of what they were hired to do"
He said,
“With a city of about 5,000 sailors, we have about every discipline onboard that you would need to run a small town”
The ship is back in port for a short period to get ready for an upcoming deployment.
The USS Eisenhower now has the capability of launching the MQ-25 unmanned aircraft when it becomes available.
Higgins said, “Ike is the first carrier that will be able to fly it,”
In this video Defense Updates reports on the capability of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
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