The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is maneuvered by tugboats in the James River during a turn ship evolution on March 17, 2019 Gerald R. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. US Navy photo.
Business Insider: Trump's Navy secretary bet his job on getting a critical supercarrier weapon system to work. The Navy says it won't be ready in time
* The Advanced Weapons Elevators on the USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier are not going to be ready by the time the ship wraps up maintenance and is returned to the Navy this fall, according to the Navy acquisition chief.
* The elevators are critical pieces of technology that directly affect the aircraft sortie rate and overall lethality of the carrier.
* Not only is this another developmental setback amid rising costs on a $13 billion aircraft carrier already over budget, but the Navy secretary publicly bet his job on these elevators working.
The weapons elevators on the USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier aren't expected to be fully operational anytime soon, not even when the ship leaves the shipyard and returns to the fleet later this year.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition James Geurts said Wednesday that only some of the 11 Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWEs) on the Ford will be operational when the ship completes its post-shakedown availability (PSA) maintenance prior to returning to the fleet, USNI News reported. Maintenance began last summer after the Ford returned to port early due to a number of different problems.
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WNU Editor: He did bet his job on getting this system to work. But here is an easy prediction .... he is not going to get fired.
no. you do not fire military officer...you punish in other ways
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