Posted on 10/22/2018 8:16:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The U.S. Navy is planning to finalize weapons integration on its new USS Ford carrier and explode bombs in various sea conditions near the ship to prepare for major combat on the open seas, service officials said.
Service weapons testers will detonate a wide range of bombs, to include a variety of underwater sea mines to assess the carriers ability to withstand enemy attacks. Shock Trials, as they are called, are typically one of the final stages in the Navy process designed to bring warships from development to operational deployment.
The USS Gerald R. Ford will conduct further trails and testing, culminating in full-ship shock trials. The ship will then work up for deployment in parallel with its initial operational testing and evaluation, William Couch, an official with Naval Sea Systems Command, told Warrior Maven earlier this year.
Testing how the carrier can hold up to massive nearby explosions will follow whats called a Post Shakedown Availability involving a final integration of various combat systems.
The Post Shakedown Availability is planned for 12 months, with the critical path being Advanced Weapons Elevator construction and Advanced Arresting Gear water twister upgrades, Couch added....
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I hope to God that the Gerald Ford is better built than the Kaga.
I’m not so sure about naming it after Ford, of all people. The guy could fall down while laying in bed.
He played Division I football at Michigan. He turned down offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. Or you can rely on Chevy Chase for your facts.
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