and last updated 2021-04-27 11:59:24-04
ATLANTIC OCEAN â The Navy s newest aircraft carrier has crossed another milestone off the list to becoming deployment ready: completion of the Combat Systems Shipâs Qualification Trials earlier this month.
Those trials are designed to ensure the ship can defend itself and the crew.
During the qualifications, Ford faced off against rocket propelled drones capable of speeds 600 miles per hour or faster, as well as towed drone units that simulate rockets; and remote controlled, high-speed maneuvering surface targets. [This was] more than just single target coming in very predictably and shout out of the sky. We certainly did that, but we took that up a level and were able to to see how the command control set-up on the Ford class I think is a step-up, and more smooth and more efficient than the previous ship class, Captain Paul Lanzilotta, Fordâs commanding officer, said in on a teleconference with News 3 anchor Todd Corill