The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has returned to Naval Station Norfolk after finishing a 52-day "service-retained" deployment, h.
UISS will be a key mine countermeasures asset for the Navy moving forward, but it experienced significant issues during testing last fall, according to new details initially hidden from public view.
In a letter obtained by Breaking Defense, lawmakers called on Sec. Austin to review the "controlled unclassified information" and “publicly release the greatest amount of information possible about these systems, consistent with the continued protection of sensitive information.”