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The US Navy s brand-new aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will be return to port this summer.
But before the supercarrier ties up in Newport News, it will go through full-ship shock trials,
Those tests involve setting off explosives next to the ship to see if vibrations cause problems.
The US Navy s brand new aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will be returning to Newport News this summer.
Much like how an automobile needs to go in for routine maintenance, so too will the Navy s largest and most expensive warship.
Coming soon: USS Gerald R. Ford shock trials
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A Navy ship’s journey to her first deployment is a long and difficult one. But, whenever a milestone is reached, there’s a great sense of accomplishment for everyone involved. This is what crew members of the USS Gerald R. Ford felt when the aircraft carrier successfully completed her first 18-month testing period. 9 photos
Named after the 38th President of the United States, who served in World War II, the USS Gerald R. Ford is the largest aircraft carrier in the world and the lead ship of her class. The Gerald R. Ford class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers is meant to replace the Navy’s current carriers with a total of 10 new ships.
USS Gerald R. Ford carrier completes post-delivery tests
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The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, pictured in 2019, completed its post-delivery test and trials, the Naval Sea Systems Command announced on Wednesday. Photo by MCS3 Connor Loessin/U.S. Navy
May 5 (UPI) The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford completed its 18-month post-delivery test and trials, the U.S. Naval and Sea Systems Command announced on Wednesday.
The successful conclusion of the test on the first-in-class aircraft carrier is a milestone in the vessel s development, NAVSEA said in a press release.
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The post-delivery tests and trials, which concluded on April 30, precede Full Ship Shock Trials, scheduled for the summer, and a Planned Incremental Availability that starts in September.
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ATLANTIC OCEAN â The Navy s newest aircraft carrier has crossed another milestone off the list to becoming deployment ready: completion of the Combat Systems Shipâs Qualification Trials earlier this month.
Those trials are designed to ensure the ship can defend itself and the crew.
During the qualifications, Ford faced off against rocket propelled drones capable of speeds 600 miles per hour or faster, as well as towed drone units that simulate rockets; and remote controlled, high-speed maneuvering surface targets. [This was] more than just single target coming in very predictably and shout out of the sky. We certainly did that, but we took that up a level and were able to to see how the command control set-up on the Ford class I think is a step-up, and more smooth and more efficient than the previous ship class, Captain Paul Lanzilotta, Fordâs commanding officer, said in on a teleconference with News 3 anchor Todd Corill