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Defense News
Jan. 17, 2019 / 10:29 AM
First advanced weapons elevator completed on USS Gerald R. Ford
By
Allen Cone
Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The USS Gerald R. Ford completed a major construction milestone with the acceptance of its first advanced weapons elevator, the U.S. Navy said.
On Dec. 21, the AWE Upper Stage #1 was turned over to the ship after testing and certification by engineers at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, the Navy said Wednesday in a news release.
Read more: https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/01/17/First-advanced-weapons-elevator-completed-on-USS-Gerald-R-Ford/7801547732083/#ixzz5cxnjgdN8 (https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/01/17/First-advanced-weapons-elevator-completed-on-USS-Gerald-R-Ford/7801547732083/#ixzz5cxnjgdN8)
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What a novel idea, working weapons elevators on an aircraft carrier. :whistle: