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Navy Says Ford Delayed Again And Next FSA Will Change Fleet Goal Mix

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

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Navy Says Ford Delayed Again And Next FSA Will Change Fleet Goal Mix

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, launches off USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck during flight operations March 29, 2020 while underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Navy officials on Tuesday told Congress the oft-delayed USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will have an additional three-month delay before its post-shakedown availability (PSA) ends and the next Force Structure Assessment will change up the fleet mix while maintaining 355 ships. Navy acquisition chief James Geurts said the PSA needs to continue work on the nuclear power plants, finish PSA work, and complete installing and testing the advanced weapons elevators (AWE). The Ford started the year-long PSA last July to…

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