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US USS Gerald R Newest carrier. Ford still “vzorvut”

US Navy still decided to subject “shock test” new carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78). Test of strength within FSST program (Full Scale Shock Trials) It will be held during this year, transfers “Warspot” with reference to the portal businessinsider.com.

Новейший авианосец США USS Gerald R. Ford все-таки "взорвут"
Ship testing Jackson (LCS-6) explosion

It was originally planned “blow up” John F. Kennedy - a second aircraft carrier in this series. According to the military, such a solution would be possible to accelerate the deployment of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and to strengthen the capabilities of the fleet, but this idea was officially rejected.

US Navy test their vehicles on the strength. FSST program is designed for this purpose, according to which the vehicle is subjected to a series of three explosions. As conceived by the authors of the test, it should confirm, that the ship is ready for battle and able to "survive", hitting a missile or bomb strike. At a distance of less 100 meters from the ship underwater undermined 4,5 t explosive (accurate testing method FSST is secret). After blasting charge special command collects data from hundreds of sensors, enshrined in the different parts of the ship, and determines the level of damage.

FSST procedure will ensure that the ship's strength and identify design flaws to fix them in the construction of aircraft carriers subsequent series. According to the unofficial version, one of the reasons for this decision is the development of China's new anti-ship missile DF-21D.

                          
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