EMALS is entering service on the USN's new Ford-class carriers, starting with lead ship USS Gerald R Ford . (Janes/Michael Fabey)

The US government has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of aircraft launch and recovery systems intended to equip France's next-generation aircraft carrier.

In a 21 December notification to Congress, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the US State Department had approved the sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to France for the future Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PANG) carrier programme. The proposed sales agreement, valued at up to USD1.321 billion, also covers land-based testing, integration support, training, and other services.

The PANG programme projects the construction of a 75,000-tonne nuclear-powered carrier to replace the French Navy's current carrier, Charles de Gaulle , from 2038. A joint venture of Naval Group and Chantiers de l'Atlantique will take responsibility for platform design and build, while Technicatome will take responsibility for the nuclear steam raising plant for PANG: the ship itself is to be assembled at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard in Saint-Nazaire on the west coast of France.

EMALS is entering service on the USN's new Ford-class carriers, starting with lead ship USS Gerald R Ford . (Janes/Michael Fabey)

The US government has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of aircraft launch and recovery systems intended to equip France's next-generation aircraft carrier.

In a 21 December notification to Congress, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the US State Department had approved the sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to France for the future Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PANG) carrier programme. The proposed sales agreement, valued at up to USD1.321 billion, also covers land-based testing, integration support, training, and other services.

The PANG programme projects the construction of a 75,000-tonne nuclear-powered carrier to replace the French Navy's current carrier, Charles de Gaulle , from 2038. A joint venture of Naval Group and Chantiers de l'Atlantique will take responsibility for platform design and build, while Technicatome will take responsibility for the nuclear steam raising plant for PANG: the ship itself is to be assembled at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard in Saint-Nazaire on the west coast of France.

EMALS is entering service on the USN's new Ford-class carriers, starting with lead ship USS Gerald R Ford . (Janes/Michael Fabey)

The US government has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of aircraft launch and recovery systems intended to equip France's next-generation aircraft carrier.

In a 21 December notification to Congress, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the US State Department had approved the sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to France for the future Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PANG) carrier programme. The proposed sales agreement, valued at up to USD1.321 billion, also covers land-based testing, integration support, training, and other services.

The PANG programme projects the construction of a 75,000-tonne nuclear-powered carrier to replace the French Navy's current carrier, Charles de Gaulle , from 2038. A joint venture of Naval Group and Chantiers de l'Atlantique will take responsibility for platform design and build, while Technicatome will take responsibility for the nuclear steam raising plant for PANG: the ship itself is to be assembled at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard in Saint-Nazaire on the west coast of France.

EMALS is entering service on the USN's new Ford-class carriers, starting with lead ship USS Gerald R Ford . (Janes/Michael Fabey)

The US government has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of aircraft launch and recovery systems intended to equip France's next-generation aircraft carrier.

In a 21 December notification to Congress, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the US State Department had approved the sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to France for the future Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PANG) carrier programme. The proposed sales agreement, valued at up to USD1.321 billion, also covers land-based testing, integration support, training, and other services.

The PANG programme projects the construction of a 75,000-tonne nuclear-powered carrier to replace the French Navy's current carrier, Charles de Gaulle , from 2038. A joint venture of Naval Group and Chantiers de l'Atlantique will take responsibility for platform design and build, while Technicatome will take responsibility for the nuclear steam raising plant for PANG: the ship itself is to be assembled at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard in Saint-Nazaire on the west coast of France.

EMALS is entering service on the USN's new Ford-class carriers, starting with lead ship USS Gerald R Ford . (Janes/Michael Fabey)

The US government has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of aircraft launch and recovery systems intended to equip France's next-generation aircraft carrier.

In a 21 December notification to Congress, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the US State Department had approved the sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to France for the future Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PANG) carrier programme. The proposed sales agreement, valued at up to USD1.321 billion, also covers land-based testing, integration support, training, and other services.

The PANG programme projects the construction of a 75,000-tonne nuclear-powered carrier to replace the French Navy's current carrier, Charles de Gaulle , from 2038. A joint venture of Naval Group and Chantiers de l'Atlantique will take responsibility for platform design and build, while Technicatome will take responsibility for the nuclear steam raising plant for PANG: the ship itself is to be assembled at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard in Saint-Nazaire on the west coast of France.

EMALS is entering service on the USN's new Ford-class carriers, starting with lead ship USS Gerald R Ford . (Janes/Michael Fabey)

The US government has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of aircraft launch and recovery systems intended to equip France's next-generation aircraft carrier.

In a 21 December notification to Congress, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the US State Department had approved the sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) to France for the future Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PANG) carrier programme. The proposed sales agreement, valued at up to USD1.321 billion, also covers land-based testing, integration support, training, and other services.

The PANG programme projects the construction of a 75,000-tonne nuclear-powered carrier to replace the French Navy's current carrier, Charles de Gaulle , from 2038. A joint venture of Naval Group and Chantiers de l'Atlantique will take responsibility for platform design and build, while Technicatome will take responsibility for the nuclear steam raising plant for PANG: the ship itself is to be assembled at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard in Saint-Nazaire on the west coast of France.