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2026-09-18 20:16:09
[USS Ronald Reagan Completes Overhaul and May Deploy Next Year] The USS Ronald Reagan has completed 18 months of maintenance and sea trials and is basically ready for its mission. (1) According to a report on the website of the US bi-monthly magazine "The National Interest" on the 17th, the US Navy said that after 18 months of maintenance, the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier recently completed sea trials and is basically ready to carry out its mission. (2) The USS Ronald Reagan is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that has been in service since 2003. (3) The report said that this is the first major overhaul of the USS Ronald Reagan. The aircraft carrier will begin structural repairs, hull protection and technical upgrades at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Base in March 2025. (4) Its combat systems, electronic equipment and living quarters have also been upgraded. (5) The report said that the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier may begin its next deployment in the spring and summer of 2027. (Xinhua)
