Continued EMALS, AAG Evaluation for France’s Future Aircraft Carrier

GA-EMS will evaluate optimal Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) configurations for performance and document ship interfaces and impacts on the future French carrier By DA Staff / 07 Sep 2022

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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) will continue development and evaluation of tailored configurations of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) for US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) as a potential Foreign Military Sale to the French Navy for its next generation aircraft carrier, Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PA NG).

GA-EMS will continue evaluating optimal EMALS and AAG configurations for performance and document ship interfaces and impacts on the PA NG. 

The contract will culminate in 2023 with a System Requirements Review and an evaluation of French suppliers for potential component manufacturing in France.

Under previous contract awards over the past two years, GA-EMS participated in carrier studies to investigate the feasibility of implementing EMALS and AAG for the future French carrier design. In December 2021, the US State Department announced it approved a possible Foreign Military Sale for a two EMALS and three AAG configuration to France.

“We are proud to be supporting the ongoing efforts between our nations to realize the potential of integrating EMALS and AAG onboard the future flagship of the French Marine Nationale,” said Scott Forney, president of GA-EMS. “For decades, France’s Charles de Gaulle and US Nimitz-class carriers have provided interoperable capabilities to conduct joint operations and launch and recover aircraft on each other’s ships. EMALS and AAG onboard next generation French and US aircraft carriers will provide increased interoperability between our navies and greater flexibility to launch a wider range of current and future aircraft for the decades to come.”

The first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) recently completed its 10,000th successful launch and arrested landing using EMALS and AAG. The systems continue to perform successfully as CVN 78 prepares for its upcoming deployment. 

GA-EMS is currently under contract with the Navy to support CVN 78 sustainment requirements and is delivering EMALS and AAG for the next two Ford-class carriers currently under construction, John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) and Enterprise (CVN 80). GA-EMS is also working with the Navy to determine the EMALS and AAG contract and schedule requirements for the fourth Ford-class aircraft carrier, Doris Miller (CVN 81).

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