‘Essentially, the ship can’t deploy,’ lawmaker Luria says
Weapons can’t be lifted to the deck of USS Gerald R. Ford
Only two of 11 elevators needed to lift munitions to the deck of the U.S. Navy’s new $13 billion aircraft carrier have been fully installed, according to a Navy veteran who serves on a key House committee.
“I don’t see an end in sight right now” to getting all the elevators working on the USS Gerald R. Ford, the costliest warship ever, Democratic Representative Elaine Luria of Virginia said in an interview. The ship was supposed to be delivered with the Advanced Weapons Elevators, which are moved by magnets rather than cables, working in May 2017.
It’s another setback for contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. -- and for the Navy, which had said in December it planned to complete installation and testing of all 11 elevators before the Ford completed its post-delivery shakedown phase this month, with at least half certified for operation.
Poster Comment:
Video at source.
#1: Pinguinite To: Horse (#0)
Pinguinite posted on 2019-08-01 06:54:32 Reply Private Reply
#2: Horse To: Pinguinite (#1)
It was linked on Drudge. I usually get the URL.
Horse posted on 2019-08-01 07:10:12 Reply Private Reply
#3: Pinguinite To: Horse (#2)
Well, you did say "video at source" but then there was no source... hehe..
Pinguinite posted on 2019-08-01 07:20:23 Reply Private Reply
#4: BTP Holdings To: Horse (#0)
Can anyone say SNAFU! ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2019-08-01 10:00:11 Reply Private Reply