PBS Nova Elevator of tomorrow Federal Equipment Company

Federal Equipment Company (FEC) has developed an Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) with MagneMotion and Northrop Grumman Newport News for the U. S. Navy s new Aircraft Carrier class. In 2005 FEC was awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman to design and build the AWE for the CVN 78 Aircraft Carrier, the USS Gerald Ford. The contract consists of manufacturing (11) Elevators for the Carrier which is scheduled for delivery in 2016. This segment aired on PBS Nova Season 38 episode Trapped in an Elevator