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In mid-November is expected to arrive in the British American Portsmouth CSG (carrier strike group). This will be the second Aug in European waters.
The aircraft carrier "George Bush" with the escorts is in the Mediterranean sea, as originally stated by the American command, for "containment of Russia".
Theoretically, it is considered as "Gerald Ford" reached operational readiness, allowing him to participate in a combat operation. In reality, the ship, which was designed and built for a home in this deck fighter F-35, went Hiking without these aircraft. According to unofficial data, this is due to problems with electromagnetic catapults, which to date has not been solved.
Against this background, there is another important detail - the decrease in the number of escort ships of the carriers. The composition of the Aug, the U.S. Navy is decreased on average by 20%.
One example: the aircraft carrier "Ronald Reagan", located in the waters of South-East Asia, accompanied by only two destroyers of the "Arleigh Burke".
Now you can watch almost the same picture: the newest aircraft carrier ("Gerald Ford") is accompanied not 4-5 destroyers, as is customary for the US Navy, and three. However, there is a URO cruiser. It is possible that the US deliberately go to this step, as compared to the years of the Cold war, the functionality of military ships from the Aug has increased significantly.
The imminent appearance in the waters of Europe second American carrier strike group can speak at least about torture "Flex its muscles" in relation to Russia.
