The US navy detonates almost 20 tonnes of explosives near the USS Gerald R Ford to test whether the carrier can withstand combat conditions.
Bloomberg: Navy's US$13B carrier sows doubt that it can defend itself
The combat system for the Navy’s newest and costliest warship, the US$13 billion Gerald R. Ford, “has yet to demonstrate that it can effectively” defend the aircraft carrier from anti-ship missiles and other threats, according to a new assessment by the Pentagon’s testing office.
Mixed performance by missile interceptors, radar and data dissemination systems on a testing vessel limited the ability to destroy replicas of incoming weapons even though sensor systems “satisfactorily detected, tracked and engaged the targets,” according to the report obtained by Bloomberg News in advance of its release.
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WNU Editor: The problems for America's newest aircraft carrier keeps on popping up.
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Just like the F-35
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