Geurts: Independent review team 'likely' for Ford-class advanced weapons elevators

By Justin Katz / November 28, 2018 at 11:04 AM
(Clarification: Subsequent to publication, a Navy spokesman clarified that the independent review team will help oversee advanced weapons elevators for the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) and follow-on ships, rather than ones on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78).) The Navy is "likely" to stand up an independent review team to help oversee the production, testing, certification and long-term sustainability of the advanced weapons elevators bound for the Ford-class aircraft carriers, according to the Navy's top acquisition official. Navy...

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