EMALS Payoffs

Personnel reduction

- Operators (5-7/cat)

- Maintainers (TBD)

Upgradeability

- Modular design

- Power electronics development

moving to smaller/cheaper components

Increased efficiency

- Order of magnitude improvement for

launch motor

Low speed controllability (“soft launch”)

- UAV’s, UCAV’s, future aircraft

Aircraft fatigue reduction

Potential for modified length/platforms

Smaller

- Potential 50% reduction

Lighter

- Potential 50% reduction

EMALS could permit more optimal aircraft

and ship designs than the current technology allows

Investment

- Development: $280M

- Functional Design & Integration: $ 70M

- Detail Design: TBD ($100M estimate)

Return

- LCC Reduction: $200M/ship

Break even point

- Second or third hull

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