The Ford is now stationed in the eastern Mediterranean, but its air wing is well within reach of Iran.

The USS Gerald R. Ford’s support of Middle East operations likely is showcasing and testing its cutting-edge technology and ...

EMALS does not matter when the ship can never slow down. Trial on shore can demonstrate that an electromagnetic catapult launches aircrafts; continuous work at sea determines whether it continues to ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers represent the pinnacle of naval engineering, designed to replace the aging Enterprise and Nimitz-class carriers. With a ...

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 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.

EMALS CHANGES: The Navy has awarded $6 million more to General Atomics for two proposed changes to the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), the Defense Department announced March 16. The ...

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 ...