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Ford Elevator Work Prioritized And Extending Past October

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Ford Elevator Work Prioritized And Extending Past October
Huntington Ingalls Industries landed the island on to the flight deck of the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) during a ceremony at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division on May 29, 2019. (Photo: HII)

The Navy’s top acquisition official on Wednesday confirmed not all of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWEs) will be complete and certified by the time the ship finishes its post-shakedown availability (PSA) and sails away in October. James Geurts, assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, told reporters Wednesday the Navy and shipbuilder are working through fleet operational needs to prioritize which of the remaining nine Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWEs) should be completed…

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