NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy says sea trials for its next generation aircraft carrier could be delayed up to two months.
The Navy says in a statement the delay is due to a setback in its shipboard testing program aboard the future USS Gerald R. Ford.
The nearly $13 billion ship is being built in Newport News and is about 93 percent complete.
The Navy says it is unclear how pushing back the start of sea trials may delay the ship’s delivery date. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is currently scheduled to be delivered to the Navy on March 31, 2016.
The Navy says it won’t know if the delivery date will change until the ship’s testing at sea is complete.
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