DOD IG: Navy mismanaged development, testing of Advanced Arresting Gear

By Justin Doubleday / July 8, 2016 at 3:16 PM
The Navy did not effectively manage the acquisition and testing of the Advanced Arresting Gear developed to catch aircraft on carriers, and testing the system may not be possible when the Navy's first Ford-class carrier goes to sea trials later this year, according to a report on the program issued by the Defense Department's inspector general. The lightly redacted report , released July 8, finds that as of October 2015, the research, development, test and evaluation costs for the AAG...

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