united states department of state approved a possible foreign military sale fms to france
the proposed sale would result in continued interoperability between the united states and
france e-m-a-l-s and og will be included in the next generation carrier program in france france
will have no trouble absorbing this equipment in its armed forces the main contractors are
general atomics electromagnetic systems group san diego california and huntington ingalls industries
newport news va no offset deals have been proposed in relation to this potential sale
for the electromagnetic aircraft launch system emals advanced capture equipment
ag and related equipment at an estimated cost of 1.321 billion dollars e-m-a-l-s and aug designed
and built by general atomics are priced for the navy's next generation pang master program
according to the defense security cooperation agency the french government has requested to
purchase one electromagnetic aircraft launch system ema ls two launcher configurations
and one advanced arresting gear ah three engine configurations also includes ground testing and
spare parts testing installation on ships testing and certification support ship spare parts
special support equipment government furnishings reconfigurable versatile training system operator
and maintenance training integrated electronic technical manual interface control drawings and
documents technical support contractor engineering technical services and other related elements
of logistical and programmatic support the estimated total cost is 1.321 billion dollars
this proposed implementation will send sales assignments of 40 u.s government representatives
and contractors to france for 10 weeks per year in calendar year 2033 to 2038 to support ship
system installation commissioning testing aircraft testing flight deck certification and sea trials
e-m-a-l-s and og are currently installed on the first class aircraft carrier uss gerald r ford cvn
78 earlier this year the system hit the us navy's target of 8 000 successful aircraft launches and
recoveries over the ship's 18-month post-delivery test and trial pdtnt period general atomics is
currently delivering systems to follow ships uss john f kennedy cvn 79 and uss enterprise cvn 80.
tests of rafale m at lakehurst in 2022 according to information obtained by naval news the french
navy's rafale m will conduct ground-based testing and integration with ema ls and og at the naval
air warfare center's aircraft division in lakehurst new jersey by the end of the year
nawcad lakehurst provides the unique facilities and subject matter expertise needed to support
testing of the next generation of fishing gear lakehurst is home to the jet car track site jcts
and runway arrested landing site rals both of which enable in-depth system testing to ensure
og meets fleet requirements joint base mcguire dick's lakehurst is home to two single ship
representative og systems one of these systems is located at jcts lakers test facility and is
used for dead load capture tests simulating fleet aircraft while aag's other single cable
system is located at the rals lakehurst test facility where integration tests with manned
aircraft are carried out joint base maguire dicks lakehurst is also home to the ema ls test site
that represents the ship on land this site allows system testing and advanced personnel training
for the record the prototype rafale m known as the m01 was tested by dassau aviation dga and
the french navy making usc 13 catapults during several campaigns at the naval air warfare center
in lakehurst and patuxent river maryland four campaigns took place between summer 1992 and fall
1995. in addition one of our sources explained that the french navy may ask the u.s navy the
possibility of using an emals equipped aircraft carrier to train and qualify french pilots during
the refueling and refueling periods subsequent repairs at the charles de gaulle set for 2028
the u.s navy should already have three ford class carriers in service by then
about the future french aircraft carrier peng french president
emmanuel macron officially inaugurated the construction of a new nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier as part of the pang program one year ago december 8th 2020
the future flagship marine nationale is meant to replace the existing charles de gaulle circa 2038
paying port avion nouvelle generation will be much larger than the charles de gaulle in operation
it will be 300 meters long 80 meters wide with a displacement of 75 000 tons the first cutting of
steel is set for 2025 while sea trials will begin in 2036 and commissioning with the french navy in
2038 which matches charles de gaulle's expected decommissioning initial artist impressions
released by naval group confirm some of the technical details we've been reporting since july