#Uss ronald reagan carrier battle group free

Samuel Ruiz/US Marine Corps Beijing’s Warning A total of 20 F-35B jet fighters are seen aboard the USS Tripoli.

The 45,000-ton USS Tripoli boasts a fleet of up to 20 short take-off, vertical landing F-35Bs. The warships carry a range of fixed and rotary wing assets such as the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2D Hawkeye, C-2A Greyhound, and MH-60S Seahawk and MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. The carrier strike group includes the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins.

#Uss ronald reagan carrier battle group free

US Navy spokesperson Mark Langford told Business Insider that the USS Ronald Reagan departed Singapore after a scheduled visit on July 22 and is “continuing normal, scheduled operations as part of her routine patrol in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.” Warships Equipped With Super Hornets, F-35s

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and amphibious ship USS Tripoli are sailing near Taiwan, the outlet added. Two US capital ships and their support vessels operating near the South China Sea are ready as a “contingency option” ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s tentative Taiwan visit Tuesday night, USNI News revealed, citing a senior defense official.