EA-18 Growler EMALS and AAG Testing • USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

EA-18 Growler EMALS and AAG Testing • USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2020) AN EA-18G Growler, assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, lands aboard USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN-78) flight deck. Ford is currently conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing to further test its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG).

Video by Seaman Zachary Melvin, Chief Petty Officer RJ Stratchko
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

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