Electrical system 'fault' behind latest CVN-78 delay

By Justin Doubleday / July 13, 2016 at 11:33 AM
The failure of a shipboard electrical system is the primary reason behind the latest delay pushing the acceptance trials and delivery of the Navy's first-in-class megacarrier, the Gerald R. Ford, back to November, according to the head of Naval Sea Systems Command. The Navy is investigating the cause behind a component failure discovered during recent testing of the Ford's (CVN-78) electrical systems, Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, the chief of NAVSEA, told reporters following a July 13 Navy League breakfast in...

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