The advanced weapons elevators move ordnance from lower levels of the Ford up to the flight deck, where it can be loaded into fighter jets, as in this demonstration on Nov. 25, 2019. The ship’s 11 weapons elevators rely on electromagnetic technology and can move up to 24,000 pounds of ordnance at 150 feet per minute. Weapons elevators on the current Nimitz-class carriers, which use cables for movement, can transport 10,500 pounds of ordnance at 100 feet per minute.