{"id":27031,"date":"2018-06-25T18:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T18:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/25\/advanced-arresting-gear-is-coming-along\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:15:05","slug":"advanced-arresting-gear-is-coming-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2018\/06\/25\/advanced-arresting-gear-is-coming-along\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced arresting gear is coming along"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy\u2019s next generation advanced arresting gear destined for the Ford-class carriers <\/a>trapped two new aircraft in May, according to a release from the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AAG, which will replace the traditional arresting cable on the Ford-class flight deck<\/a>, was used to trap both the C-2A Greyhound carrier on-board delivery aircraft an an E-2D Hawkeye. Both traps occurred a the Runway Arrested Landing Site in Lakehurst, New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a release, General Atomics<\/a> said the test represented a new phase in the development of the technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince the carrier\u2019s July 2017 commissioning, the AAG system aboard [the carrier Gerald R. Ford] has successfully arrested the F\/A-18 Super Hornet 747 times,\u201d Rolf Ziesing, an official with General Atomics\u2019 electromagnetic systems division. \u201cWe are now in the next phase of AAG capability and performance testing targeting heavier, prop-based C-2A, E-2C and E-2D aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll continue both roll-in and fly-in testing throughout the summer. Once RALS testing is completed, the aircraft will be cleared to begin tting aboard CVN 78.\u201des<\/p>\n\n\n\t