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Navy/USMC

Technical Issues Stall EMALS Tests on USS Gerald R. Ford

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, June 16th, 2015

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ABOARD THE USS GERALD R. FORD—The Navy delayed demonstrations of its electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) this morning because components were not properly communicating with each other.The problem is likely minor, and tests could resume as early as this afternoon, said Capt. John F. Meier, the commanding officer of the ship. “Folks right now are trouble shooting this system, powering down the system to do some electrical resets,” he told reporters, who had gathered for a media day…

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