
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier finished and completed the second and final round of aircraft testing on Jan. 31, the Navy said Wednesday. The Ford spent 16 days at sea conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing (ACT) where the crew launched and recovered 211 aircraft, including five different air frames. ACT began on Jan. 16. ACT was the first of 11 underway periods from its Norfolk, Va., homeport scheduled during CVN-78’s Post Delivery Test and Trial period (Defense Daily,…