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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
Ford crew s efforts set to shorten time until the carrier is ready to deploy, strike group CO says
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Ford crew s efforts set to shorten time until the carrier is ready to deploy, strike group CO says
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Ford Carrier Strike Group Maximizes New CVN’s Gear, Design In Final Test Event Before Shock Trials
April 26, 2021 4:51 PM
Seaman Saruis Webb, from Chicago, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN-78) weapons department, stands an armed watch with an H-2B .50 caliber machine gun during sea and anchor on April 14, 2021. US Navy Photo
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Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and its air wing and strike group had a chance to fully show off their combat capabilities, using a recent at-sea testing period to demonstrate not only that