“福特”级航母是对“尼米兹”级航母的一次彻底革新，在总体、动力、电子、航空保障等方面采用了大量新技术。但自研制以来，“福特”级航母电磁弹射器、先进阻拦装置、双波段雷达、先进武器升降机、动力系统等重要系统多次出现问题，且部分重要性能也没有达到最初预想目标，并导致了费用超支和项目延期。本文对这些重点问题进行梳理和分析，并针对我国航母的发展提出启示。
Ford-class aircraft carrier is a thorough reform of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, adopting a large number of new technologies in general, power, electronics, aviation support and other aspects. However, since its development, it has repeatedly encountered problems with its electromagnetic catapult, advanced arresting gear, dual band radar, advanced weapon elevator, power system and other key systems, and some important performance has not met the initial expected goal, resulting in cost overruns and project delays. This paper sorted out and analyzed these problems and put forward enlightenment for our country.
2022,44(9): 186-189 收稿日期：2021-11-23
DOI：10.3404/j.issn.1672-7649.2022.09.040
分类号：U674.771
作者简介：陈练(1980-)，男，硕士，高级工程师，研究方向为舰船总体与情报
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