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Ford Carrier’s First Deployment Delayed to 2021…For Now

Valerie Insinna
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Ford Carrier’s First Deployment Delayed to 2021…For Now
The Gerald R. Ford following its launch. Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries

Navy officials confirmed on Thursday that the target date for the inaugural deployment of the first Ford-class carrier has been pushed off two years from 2019 to 2021 as a result of shock trials.Shock tests for USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) are scheduled for 2019, said Rear Adm. Thomas Moore, program executive officer for carriers. While it typically takes only four months to set up, execute and recover from a shock test--which evaluates the ship’s ability to withstand combat by…

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