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DOT&E Finds CVN-78 Timeline Risk In ‘Poor Or Unknown Reliability’ For New Systems

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DOT&E Finds CVN-78 Timeline Risk In ‘Poor Or Unknown Reliability’ For New Systems
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, launches off USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck during flight operations March 29, 2020 while underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers continue to have new systems that have inadequate or unknown reliability that risk the first ship’s Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) timelines, the Defense Department’s head of weapons testing said. Continuing a theme from previous assessments, the DoD Director of Test and Evaluation’s (DOT&E) 2018 annual report found “poor or unknown reliability of systems critical for flight operations including newly designed catapults, arresting gear, weapons elevators, and radar, could affect the ability of CVN…

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