An F/A-18E Super Hornet is launched during a test of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) at Naval Air Systems Command, Lakehurst, N.J., on Dec. 18, 2010. (Navy) The recently ...

Images have emerged of a Chinese medium-sized cargo ship, docked at Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard, fitted with a ...

Flight operations on the Navy's newest aircraft carrier were cut back during recent at-sea trials after the new high-tech system that launches aircraft from the flattop's flight deck went down. The ...

An artist’s concept of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). General Atomics Image The Navy completed testing on a software fix for its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) ...

China has turned a cargo ship into a drone carrier using an electromagnetic aircraft launch system capable of launching ...

Jan. 24 (UPI) --General Atomics was awarded a $19.7 million contract to supply spare parts for the troubled Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford. The EMALS order, which ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Navy’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) encountered problems Tuesday morning prior to a round of testing in front of media, but Navy and industry officials say ...

Recent problems that caused a temporary shutdown of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) during sea trials do not signal an issue with ...

February 16, 2019: In early 2019 the U.S. Navy confirmed that it had major problems with the design, construction and performance of its new EMALS (Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System) catapult ...

After years of testing, the Navy’s breakthrough electromagnetic catapult is now integrated into the service’s new generation of Ford-class carriers. Beyond the benefits of smoother launches, America’s ...

In an op-ed for Defense News this week, Vic Adm. Lewis W. Crenshaw Jr. (retired) suggested that among the U.S. Navy’s Ford-class “game-changing advancements” is the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford launched and recovered its first fighter jet on Friday. This test, performed just six days after commissioning, was not only the new carrier's first launch and recovery but also ...