Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's Ford-class supercarriers are plagued by significant problems that have caused major delays and cost overruns. -Two revolutionary systems, the Electromagnetic ...

Hong Kong and Seoul (CNN) — China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has used its new electromagnetic catapult to successfully launch three types of aircraft, according to Chinese state media, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Topside testing of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System has begun aboard the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) Ford-Class aircraft carrier has conducted successful “dead-load” tests using the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), launching ...

JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, Lakehurst, N.J. The Navy demonstrated early integration of the future of naval aviation Nov. 18 when it launched F-35C test aircraft CF-3 with its new electromagnetic ...

The Type 076 is moving rapidly towards becoming the first ship with an EMALS catapult to operate combat drones, with the ...

The Navy's new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System will be operational next year - and launch an F/A-18 off of the deck of the service's emerging next-generation carrier - the USS Ford. Next year, ...

The Defense Department has awarded San Diego’s General Atomics a modified $1.2 billion contract to develop and test an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System for a future Ford-class aircraft carrier.

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ US announces that it has received a contract from General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in San Diego, California to deliver control ...

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) unit has started testing of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) on aircraft carrier John F Kennedy (CVN 79), marking a major milestone for the ship ...