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Navy/USMC

Stackley Says Ford Carrier Acceptance Trials This Month; Supports Navy Budget And Size Increase

Friday, May 12th, 2017

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Stackley Says Ford Carrier Acceptance Trials This Month; Supports Navy Budget And Size Increase

Sean Stackley, president of L3Harris Technologies' Integrated Mission Systems segment. Photo: U.S. Navy.

The U.S. Navy’s first Ford-class aircraft carrier is on track to head out to sea for acceptance trails (AT) before Memorial Day, the acting Navy Secretary said Thursday.Depending on the results of the trials for the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the Navy expects a “quick turnaround after that,” Sean Stackley told reporters after giving a speech at the U.S. Naval Institute's annual meeting.The Ford completed its first set of builder’s sea tests on April 14 which lasted for seven…

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