Weapons elevator designed for future aircraft carrier.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: TECH TALK

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION selected Federal Equipment Company to design and build an advanced weapons elevator for the new-generation aircraft carrier, CVN 21.

The company received a $50 million contract following a year-long design competition. Federal Equipment and its partner, MagneMotion, were chosen to develop a full-scale prototype elevator for land-based testing. Prototype testing will be completed by late 2007, and they will begin to manufacture the production units, which are scheduled for shipboard...