According to a report from China's National Defense Science and Technology Information Network, the aviation system headquarters announced on August 12th that the Huntington-Ingles Industrial (HII) Newport News shipyard has already begun on the Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carrier ( CVN78) Below deck tests the Navy's latest aircraft catapult system.
A large number of hardware deliveries, including HII-installed electromagnetic ejector system (EMALS) key components and shipboard facilities, and a team from the government and industrial partner General Atomics completed the software installation, which is equivalent to the brain part of the new system. On August 11th, the test under the deck began with the launch control module, which was the first step toward certification on the EMALS ship in numerous system evaluations.
The EMALS Integrated Product Team leader stated in the release that “a complex array of interconnected subsystems within the hull is the basis for driving and controlling the launch, so it is a replacement for the now commonly used steam-powered catapults with powerful and effective electromagnetic technologies. A key point."
The six interconnected subsystems allow the electromagnetic catapult on the aircraft carrier flight deck to have the ability to eject all active and planned future maritime flight platforms. A team of shipyards, government, and EMALS Industries is preparing for the launch of a no-load catapult on board the ship by the end of 2015. Manned aircraft catapults will take place after the scheduled delivery of CVN 78 in the spring of 2016. The rest of the EMALS top deck components arrive on a weekly basis, bringing the delivery of EMALS to a close.
EMALS is a complete shipborne catapult system used to increase the Navy's future aircraft carrier ejection capabilities for all future active and planned future carrier aircraft, from light drones to heavy fighter aircraft.
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