Inside the USS Gerald Ford, the Navy's Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Ever

As McCormack explained, the Navy will use the post-commissioning shakedown to test all of the new systems onboard Ford to identify any deficiencies or fixes that might need to be made. Ford will then move into a post-shakedown availability where the shipyard will make any needed corrections and install certain critical components onboard the ship that have yet to be installed.One such system is Ford’s Dual Band Radar, McCormack said, where there is still ongoing wo