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Business/Financial

EMALS Catapult For CVN-78 Proceeding Through Testing, Appears Back On Track

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Friday, August 8th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein Testing on the giant motor generator that will be used to power the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) on the Navy's next-generation carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, should wrap-up next month at General Atomics' Tupelo, Miss., facility, a Navy official said. The 90,000-pound motor that is placed deep inside the aircraft carrier as workers are building the structure has completed more than 6,700 out of 10,000 planned cycles, Capt. Randy Mahr, program manager for aircraft launch and…

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]