# General Atomics awarded $532M contract for EMALS on CVN 80

General Atomics received a $532.6 million contract modification to manufacture and install the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) on the CVN 80 aircraft carrier. Work will be performed at multiple US and one German site, with completion expected by September 2027.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-01-30
- Where: San Diego, California; Mankato, Minnesota; Tupelo, Mississippi; Cincinnati, Ohio; Boston, Massachusetts; New Milford, Connecticut; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Lisbon, New Hampshire; Randolf, New Jersey; East Mckeesport, Pennsylvania; Williamstown, Massachusetts; Vista, California; Orange, California; Oceanside, California; Franklin, Massachusetts; Stuttgart, Germany; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Sun Valley, California; Rome, New York; Manson, Ohio; Irvine, California; Allen, Texas; Livonia, Michigan; Grant Pass, Oregon, United States
- Value: $532.6M
- Status: announced
- Products: Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [General Atomics](https://endata.com/companies/15556.md)
- [United States Navy](https://endata.com/companies/15467.md) (customer)
- [General Atomics](https://endata.com/companies/15556.md) (supplier)
- [Naval Air Systems Command](https://endata.com/companies/15742.md) (customer)
- [US Naval Air Systems Command](https://endata.com/companies/21943.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [afcea.org](https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/general-atomics-awarded-532-million-electromagnetic-aircraft-launch-system), 2017-01-30: "General Atomics is being awarded a $532,614,821 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to exercise an option for the manufacture, assembly, inspection, test and checkout of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) delivered onboard the CVN 80 aircraft carrier."
- [breakingdefense.com](https://breakingdefense.com/2017/01/navy-commits-to-high-tech-catapults-arresting-gear-for-all-3-ford-carriers/), 2017-01-30: "General Atomics announced it had also won a $533 million sole-source contract to install its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) on the third and final ship, the USS Enterprise."
- [naval-technology.com](https://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsdeals-this-week-cfm-international-general-atomics-huntington-ingalls-industries-5729826/), 2017-02-02: "US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a contract modification worth $532.61m to General Atomics for work on the CVN 80 aircraft carrier's electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS)."

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