U.S. Navy Certifies Sixth Ford Weapons Elevator

USS Gerald R. Ford
Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy is making incremental progress on one of the USS Gerald R. Ford’s key new technologies: installing a sixth advanced weapons elevator (AWE) designed to efficiently move ordnance to the flight deck. The new design promises a higher sortie rate for the aircraft carrier class compared to...

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