Inside the INSANE Weapons Elevators of the US Navy's $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier

How do weapons get from deep inside a US Navy aircraft carrier to the jets on the flight deck? On the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the answer is eleven Advanced Weapons Elevators that use magnets instead of cables and can lift up to 24,000 pounds. In this video, we follow one weapon from the ship's magazines, through the elevators and the weapons handling areas, all the way to the flight deck. Then we look at how these elevators work, how they compare to the cable and hydraulic elevators on Nimitz class carriers, why they took years to get working, and where weapons are actually loaded onto aircraft. ✅ Subscribe to The Navy Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZCEeYtzzrbaVz4SRH8PZdw?sub_confirmation=1 #USNavy #AircraftCarrier #USSGeraldRFord #Weapons ------------------------------------------------------------- 📢 Disclaimer: This channel is exclusively intended for entertainment, informative, and educational purposes. The content herein does not reflect the official positions or policies of the US Navy or any other naval units from various countries. The appearance of visual material from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) or other military sources neither implies nor constitutes an endorsement by the DoD or these organizations. Thumbnails may be exaggerated and the content might contain errors.