CNO: Too much new tech on Ford was a mistake
“The ammunition elevators are an exceptional of a painful process over the past four or five years,” Adm. Michael Gilday said.
By Justin Katz on July 21, 2021 at 5:45 AM
WASHINGTON: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday on Tuesday conceded that the service’s choice to include almost two dozen new technologies on its latest aircraft carrier was a mistake — one he said the Navy can’t make again.
The Navy needs to take “a much more deliberate approach with respect to introducing new technologies to any platform,” he said during a pre-recorded interview published by Navy League, in advance of the annual Sea Air Space exposition. “We really shouldn’t introduce more than maybe one or two new technologies on any complex platform like that in order to make sure we keep risk at a manageable level.”
The service’s choice to introduce 23 new technologies onto the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford (CVN-78) has for years presented headaches, from scheduling delays and cost overruns to negative media coverage and congressional hearings with lawmakers infuriated by the latest Government Accountability Office or Congressional Budget Office reports about the ship class.
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/07/cno-too-much-new-tech-on-ford-was-a-mistake/
