Navy zeroing in on CVN-78 lower Advanced Weapons Elevators

By Mallory Shelbourne / June 20, 2019 at 4:23 PM
The Navy is working to fix the lower Advanced Weapons Elevators for the lead ship in the Ford aircraft carrier class as it targets October for finishing the vessel's post-shakedown availability stage. Navy acquisition chief Hondo Geurts told reporters today two of the four upper elevators for the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford (CVN-78) are "working well," while "focus teams" have been tasked with evaluating the lower elevators. "We're comfortable on the upper elevators, so we're really focusing now on getting...

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