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Posted: June 25, 2018 3:55 PM
Advanced Arresting Gear Continues Successful Aircraft Recovery Tests
AAGPhotoSAN DIEGO — General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced in a June 25 release that on May 24 the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) system successfully completed its first C-2A Greyhound aircraft arrestment at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) in Lakehurst, N.J.
The next day, AAG successfully completed its first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye arrestment, with the E-2C+ Hawkeye following on June 8. GA-EMS, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy, is conducting AAG performance testing for the C-2A, E-2C+ and E-2D aircraft at RALS in preparation for the commencement of testing aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
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