Will the Navy need to change the USS Ford after ‘shock trials’ of bomb explosions?
By , Kris Osborn
Published October 02, 2018
The U.S. Navy is planning to finalize weapons integration on its new USS Ford carrier and explode bombs in various sea conditions near the ship to prepare for major combat on the open seas, service officials said.
Service weapons testers will detonate a wide range of bombs, to include a variety of underwater sea mines to assess the carrier’s ability to withstand enemy attacks. “Shock Trials,†as they are called, are typically one of the final stages in the Navy process designed to bring warships from development to operational deployment.
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