Navy working toward spring 2021 PDT&T completion for CVN-78 ahead of ship shock trials

By Mallory Shelbourne / April 20, 2020 at 5:30 AM
(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect clarification from the Navy about testing phases and Rear Adm. James Downey’s travel to Norfolk, VA.) After facing delays to the lead ship in its new class of aircraft carriers, the Navy is working through the next stage for the Gerald Ford (CVN-78) before it enters full ship shock trials next summer. The Navy last summer restructured the schedule it would use for its troubled Advanced Weapons Elevators during the...

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