The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, billed by the US Navy as “the most capable, adaptable, and lethal combat platform in the world,” is being sent to the Caribbean as the Trump administration ramps up military pressure on Venezuela over alleged drug trafficking.

The analyst identified three destroyers operating with the aircraft carrier. U.S. Naval Institute News reported that the destroyers USS Gridley, USS Wayne E. Meyer and USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee joined the strike group on the Nimitz 's initial deployment.

THE Pentagon has sent the largest aircraft carrier in the world to Venezuela as part of a growing effort to eliminate criminal networks in the Caribbean. The Navy’s highly advanced Gerald R

Italy’s 2025–2027 defense plan launches studies for a next-generation aircraft carrier to succeed the Cavour and funds new maritime patrol aircraft.