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State Department Approves $1.3 Billion Sale Of EMALS And AAG To France

State Department Approves $1.3 Billion Sale Of EMALS And AAG To France
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 State Department approved a possible $1.321 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to France for its new aircraft carrier. EMALS and AAG are the upgraded methods for launching aircraft via catapults and receiving them currently used on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78). The systems were developed by General Atomics to require less maintenance, less manpower and a smaller footprint over the earlier steam catapult and arresting gear…

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