Aircraft carrier Gerald Ford finishes post-delivery tests and trials May 6 A C-2A Greyhound powers down its engines on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford in September 2020. Ford is on track to deploy in 2022. (MC3 Zack Guth/Navy) The aircraft carrier Gerald Ford has wrapped up its post-delivery test and trials. The year-and-a-half-long trials, which commenced in October 2019, included certifying the flight deck, embarking the air wing and many other tasks, the Navy said. The last stage the combat systems qualification trials involved a live-fire exercise in which the crew “destroyed rocket-propelled drones capable of speeds in excess of 600 miles per hour; towed drone units that simulated incoming rockets; and remote-controlled, high-speed maneuvering surface targets,” according to a Navy news release.
USS Gerald R Ford achieves key milestone during PDT&T period 27 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 27th, 2021 14:45)
The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) has achieved a key milestone during the final independent steaming event of an 18-month Post Delivery Test & Trials (PDT&T) period.
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An F/A-18 lands on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) during the ship’s post delivery test and trails (PDT&T). Credit: U.S. Navy photo.
The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) has achieved a key milestone during the final independent steaming event of an 18-month Post Delivery Test & Trials (PDT&T) period.
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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
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