The US Navy is asking for outside help because it still hasn't figured out how to fix its $13 billi

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The US Navy is asking for outside help because it still hasn't figured out how to fix its $13 billion supercarriers
Ryan Pickrell


    The US Navy is struggling to get the advanced weapons elevators on its new Ford-class aircraft carriers to work, so it is calling in outside experts to help amid delivery delays and rising costs, Breaking Defense reported on Monday.

    The electromagnetic weapons elevators on the Ford-class carriers, which can move twice as many munitions as the elevators on the Nimitz-class carriers at a faster rate, are essential to boosting the aircraft sortie rate to increase the overall lethality of the new flattops.

    The secretary of the Navy bet his job on the elevators being ready to go by the end of a maintenance period that was expected to end in July but has since been delayed to October. Even then, the Navy has doubts about its ability to get the elevators operational on time.

https://www.businessinsider.com/navy-asks-for-outside-help-to-fix-ford-class-supercarriers-2019-7

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The US Navy is asking for outside help because it still hasn't figured out how to fix its $13 billion supercarriers
Ryan Pickrell


    The US Navy is struggling to get the advanced weapons elevators on its new Ford-class aircraft carriers to work, so it is calling in outside experts to help amid delivery delays and rising costs, Breaking Defense reported on Monday.

    The electromagnetic weapons elevators on the Ford-class carriers, which can move twice as many munitions as the elevators on the Nimitz-class carriers at a faster rate, are essential to boosting the aircraft sortie rate to increase the overall lethality of the new flattops.

    The secretary of the Navy bet his job on the elevators being ready to go by the end of a maintenance period that was expected to end in July but has since been delayed to October. Even then, the Navy has doubts about its ability to get the elevators operational on time.

https://www.businessinsider.com/navy-asks-for-outside-help-to-fix-ford-class-supercarriers-2019-7

Geeze,Louise,you would THINK they would have the essential part of their new design all worked out PRIOR to starting production,wouldn't you?

This is what happens when you develop a system where EVERYBODY knows the budget is a lie,and "adjustments" will be made once production starts and it is too late to stop".