Gerald R. Ford Completes Full Ship Shock Trials

Gerald R. Ford Completes Full Ship Shock Trials
Gerald R. Ford Completes Full Ship Shock Trials

The Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier has withstood three explosions over the course of four months during its full ship shock trials.

Navy’s ‘Klingon Bird Of Prey’ Passes Key Tests: LCS Trimaran

Navy’s ‘Klingon Bird Of Prey’ Passes Key Tests: LCS Trimaran
Navy’s ‘Klingon Bird Of Prey’ Passes Key Tests: LCS Trimaran

[UPDATED with shock trials] The strangest-looking ship in the Navy is conducting two crucial tests. A broad, triple-hulled “trimaran” design likened to a villain’s vessel from Star Trek, the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship completed its Initial Operational Test & Evaluation on June 3rd. What’s more, the Navy Sea Systems Command announced yesterday, the USS Coronado (LCS 4) wrapped…

Top Tester Tells Navy To Test Carrier, Destroyer Defenses With Real Missiles & Explosions

Top Tester Tells Navy To Test Carrier, Destroyer Defenses With Real Missiles & Explosions
Top Tester Tells Navy To Test Carrier, Destroyer Defenses With Real Missiles & Explosions

You’d expect the nation’s top weapons tester to be a stickler about testing. But there’s “rigorous testing” and then there’s “let’s shoot cruise missiles at you and see what happens.” It’s not that the Navy is wimpy about testing. The service conducts “full-ship shock trials” like the USS Roosevelt test pictured above, where it sets off a…