The Ford-class is pricey, but the Navy can’t just throw away its ability to launch fighter jets from the sea. The journey of the U.S. Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers has not been smooth sailing.

The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is essentially a linear induction motor with a number of coils generating a travelling magnetic field. The magnetic field accelerates the object.

These include the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for smoother, more accurate launches; upgraded A1B nuclear reactors that provide additional power for future systems; Advanced ...

General Atomic already manufactures another launch system, the ElectroMagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) used on the Ford-class aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy and, in future, the PANG ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The US Navy uses the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) to launch aircraft from carriers. But instead of testing with planes, they test with tug trucks.

The US Navy has just tested their new electromagnetic aircraft launching system. The Navy hopes the new launching system will be able to replace existing steam based systems used to launch planes.

An aircraft carrier under construction on the Virginia coast is beginning to show signs of life—by flinging huge loads off her deck into the nearby James River. The future John F. Kennedy is ...

like new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) catapults instead of steam-powered ones. Despite sounding a bit technical, these new catapults are extremely fun to test. Catapults on ...

These ships feature advanced technologies, including the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), which improve aircraft launch and recovery operations.

Electromagnetic catapult system allows for heavier and more advanced aircraft, such as KJ-600 airborne early warning and ...

and an electromagnetic launch system, or electromagnetic catapult, which will be used to launch fixed-wing aircraft, the PLA Navy said in a news release. After a brief launch ceremony on Friday ...