USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Full Ship Shock Trials

摘要

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) successfully completed the first explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act. The first-in-class aircraft carrier was designed using advanced computer modeling methods, testing, and analysis to ensure the ship is hardened to withstand battle conditions, and these shock trials provide data used in validating the shock hardness of the ship. The U.S. Navy has conducted FSSTs over several decades. The last aircraft carrier to execute FSST was USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in 1987. USS Ford's shock trials are being conducted off the East Coast within a narrow schedule that complies with environmental mitigation requirements, respecting known migration patterns of marine life in the test area. The Navy employs extensive protocols throughout FSST to ensure the safety of military and civilian personnel participating in the testing evolution.