U.S. Navy tests electromagnetic catapult (EMALS) for next generation aircraft carriers - TomoNews videos A great idea for US navy aircraft carriers. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, rescuing and .\r<br>\r<br>NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA — U.S. Navy engineers have tested a new electromagnetic catapult method that could one day be used to launch giant fighter jets .\r<br>\r<br>Pre-commissioing Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts dead-load testing of the The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) . The Electromagnetic .\r<br>\r<br>The US Navy conducted the first-ever, shipboard, full-speed catapult shots using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) aboard the aircraft carrier .