
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier started Aircraft Compatibility Testing (ACT) last week while Navy officials noted this will be one of 11 underway times during the Post Delivery Test and Trial (PDT&T) period. The Ford left its Norfolk, Va., homeport on Jan. 16 to start the ACT and the first aircraft, an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, landed on the deck that day. ACT will continue additional at-sea testing of the new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced…