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General Atomics to build flight deck systems for the "Ford" aircraft carrier

San Diego, USA - New arresting gear and catapult for the CVN-78

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems division (GA-EMS) was awarded a US$675.2 contract by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, for the production of the advanced arresting gear (AAG) and the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) for the USS "Gerald R. Ford" aircraft carrier (CVN-78, the flagship of the new "Ford" class of US supercarriers). This agreement modifies the US$573 million...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1112232
Rome, Italy, 12/04/2009 14:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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