The electromagnetic catapult technology is now being scaled up for use on aircraft carriers. Platforms weighing up to forty tons can be handled by the proposed system. . The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is a type of system developed by for the . The system launches by means of a employing a . On 28 July 2017, Lt. Cmdr. Jamie "Coach" Struck of performed the first EMALS catapult launch from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) in an .By April 2021, 8,000 launch/recovery cycles had been performed. . In May 2017, President criticized EMALS during an interview with, saying that in comparison to traditional steam catapults, "the digital costs hundreds of millions of dollars more. . China developed an system in the 2000s for aircraft carriers, but with a different technical approach. Chinese adopted a medium-voltage, . Developed in the 1950s, have proven exceptionally reliable. Carriers equipped with four steam catapults have been able to use at least one of them 99.5% of the time. However, there. . Compared to steam catapults, EMALS weighs less, occupies less space, requires less maintenance and manpower, can in theory be more reliable, recharges quicker, and uses less energy. Steam. . Current operatorsUnited StatesThe is the first user of the General Atomics.
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