The U.S. Armed Services Committee’s report on the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act revealed that the U.S. Navy is having second thoughts on whether to stick to the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) on the Ford-class carrier or revery back the current version.
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Photo: U.S. Navy.
The committee says the service is reviewing the installation of the AAG on CVN-79 and CVN-80, however, since the AAG has been ordered for CVN-79, it is unlikely to switch to the arresting gear from the Nimitz-class.