GA-EMS supports Ford flight deck cert

SAN DIEGO - General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced April 23 that successful USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Flight Deck Certification (FDC) has been completed with the support of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) and advanced arresting gear (AAG) system. The number of aircraft to have landed/taken off from CVN 78 totals more than 2,000. CVN 78 used fleet squadrons to obtain hundreds of sorties over a 2-week period. All arrested landings/catapult launches were completed safely. “We continue to see EMALS and AAG perform according to specifications to execute cats and traps with the objective of reaching the robust evolution rates necessary for combat,” stated Scott Forney, president of GA-EMS. “We are working closely with the Navy and CVN 78 crew to ensure operational performance is achieved. We remain extremely proud of our team(s) … for all their hard work and dedication and look forward to continuing success as CVN 78 undergoes these continued at sea periods.” FDC is a qualification of the ship’s various aviation systems. GA-EMS is delivering EMALS and AAG to the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) and USS Enterprise (CVN 80). (Source: Seapower Magazine 04/24/20) Mississippi Note: GA’s Electromagnetic Systems (EMS) Division production and test facility is located at Tupelo, Miss. It supports production of EMALS and AAG programs for next‐generation aircraft carriers. https://seapowermagazine.org/general-atomics-emals-and-aag-support-successful-ford-flight-deck-certification/