Software fix for EMALS validated by U.S. Navy

A software fix for the U.S. Navy’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) has been validated by the service. It was found during testing that the next-generation catapult generates excessive vibration to the aircraft when external fuel tanks are attached.

By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The software fix still need to be tested on instrumented aircraft. This process has been delayed by a year due to “competing test priorities.”