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Navy/USMC

Slow Testing Pace Pushes Back Ford’s Sea Trials

Valerie Insinna

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015

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Slow Testing Pace Pushes Back Ford’s Sea Trials

A composite photo illustration representing the Ford-class aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). Illustration: Huntington Ingalls.

A slower-than-expected testing pace has delayed sea trials of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the first of the Navy’s newest class of aircraft carriers, by at least six to eight weeks, the service said on Tuesday evening.“The Navy has identified a slight deterioration in the required progress on the CVN-78 shipboard test program. As a result, the sea trial schedule will be delayed about six to eight weeks. The exact impact on ship delivery will be determined based on…

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