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The Ford-class Carrier’s EMALS Catapult Is Changing Naval Aviation
The EMALS is an electromagnetic catapult that relies upon ... like an F/A-18 Hornet or an E-2 Hawkeye, can be launched. This leaves out new, lightweight UAV aircraft, which the Navy intends ...
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China Launches ‘40,000 Ton' Catapult-Equipped Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan in a Bid to Rival the U.S.
The Chinese naval build up continues with the launch of Sichuan amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of the Type 076 class, displacing 40,000 tons and equipped with an electromagnetic catapult ...
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Aircraft carrier electromagnetic catapult in development in Russia
The magnetic field accelerates the object. The EMALS has a 100,000-hp (73.5MW) motor affording the catapult-launched manned and unmanned aircraft a takeoff speed of 333 km/h. Electromagnetic ...
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Congolese rebels capture Belarusian attack UAV
At least one jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was found after Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) rebels captured Goma ...
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Flying Wing Project Uses 3D Printing To Reach New Heights
To save weight, neither plane has landing or take off gear, so the team had to create a slingshot catapult in order to launch the UAV’s. Also created using FDM components, it’s capable of laun ...