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GA Finishes AAG Testing For Greyhounds and Hawkeyes

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

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GA Finishes AAG Testing For Greyhounds and Hawkeyes

An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is arrested during testing at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

General Atomics [GA] said Tuesday it and the U.S. Navy have finished performance testing for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) for the C-2A Greyhound, E-2C+ Hawkeye, and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Navy aircraft, taking a step in allowing propeller aircraft to land on the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78).This performance testing occurred in the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.These tests are needed to support the Navy developing a propeller Aircraft Recovery…

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