
The Navy on Tuesday said the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier completed sea trials this week to mark the end of its Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) and is now getting ready for workups before its first deployment, planned in the fall. The six-month PIA followed the end of the ship’s Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) in August off the coast of Mayport, Fla. (Defense Daily, Aug. 10, 2021). FSST followed an 18-month Post-Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) period…