SeaRAM successfully took down two supersonic targets in a single engagment

The U.S. Navy put the SeaRAM to its most complex test yet by having its engage two supersonic targets that were flying in complex, evasive maneuvers.

Sailors clean the SEARAM close-in weapons system aboard USS Porter. (26001426632)
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USS Gerald R. Ford to trap its first aircraft in November

The U.S. Navy has given an update on the test schedule of the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford. Capt. Chris Meyer, program manager for the CVN-78 class, told USNI News that the first arrested landing will now occur in November.

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on the James River in 2013
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