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General Atomics Nabs $1.2 Billion Mod For EMALS And AAG Work On CVN-81 Carrier

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General Atomics Nabs $1.2 Billion Mod For EMALS And AAG Work On CVN-81 Carrier
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 launches from the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for the first time using the EMALS launcher following a first arrested landing using the AAG. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cathrine Campbell)

The Navy awarded General Atomics a $1.196 billion modification to a previous contract adding scope for production work of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system parts to be installed on the fourth Ford-class aircraft carrier. As a Ford-class carrier, the future USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) will field the EMALS system to more efficiently launch aircraft and the AAG system to help them land on it. The Defense Department contract announcement said this award specifically…

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