National Technical Systems Inc. won contracts by General Atomics (GA) Electromagnetic Systems Division (EMS) of San Diego, Calif., for the performance of EMC and environmental testing for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). NTS, under contract to GA EMS, supports environmental qualification testing at GA’s EMS manufacture and test facility at Tupelo, Miss. Some tests are being conducted at Joint Base McGuire-Dix, Lakehurst, N.J., where full-scale EMALS and AAG systems are installed by GA- EMS and the Navy. NTS will provide environmental and EMC test engineering and evaluation for AAG and EMALS systems to be installed on CVN 78. The contracts have a combined estimated value of $4.5 million. Testing will be conducted at the major assembly and component levels. Additional testing will be conducted at NTS laboratories located in Santa Clarita and Fullerton, Calif.; Boxborough, Mass.; and Tinton Falls, N.J.Get more information from NTS.
Company Lands $4.5 Million Contract for EMC Testing of EMALS
