(Tribune News Service) From the fantail of USS Gerald R.
Ford, as F/A-18s roar past a few yards overhead, Chief Warrant Officer
Todd Williamson was testing the carrier’s last line of defense. Making sure the Close-in Weapons System Mount 23 a combination multiple-barrel cannon, capable of firing 4,500 rounds a minute, tied to radar and computers can do its job of knocking down missiles or aircraft is just one part of one of the last big tasks in the carrier’s year-and-half long post-delivery test and trial period. Williamson and his team are in the midst of combat systems qualifications making sure Ford’s guns, radar, communications and command and control systems can do what the
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Montana (SSN-794) was christened in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding Division. Construction of the boat began in 2015, and the submarine is on schedule to be delivered to the U.S. Navy by the end of 2021.
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As USS Gerald R. Ford Nears Shock Trials, Carrier Remains Busy With Testing, Fleet Support
March 12, 2021 5:04 PM
The flight deck crew of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) launches and recovers F/A-18E-F Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 as pilots in the West Coast fleet replacement squadron conduct carrier qualifications on March 9, 2021. USNI News photo.
ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GERALD R. FORD, IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN – When new commanding officer Capt. Paul Lanzilotta wakes up each morning on USS