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Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS
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Budget figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $17.5M |
| FY25 | $14.7M |
| FY26 | $16.3M |
All series figures: P-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $18.6M | $17.5M | ||
| Enacted | – | $18.6M | $17.8M | $14.7M | |
| Request | – | – | $17.8M | $14.7M | $16.3M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $17.8M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $17.5M as actual total obligation authority — $364.0K below the request. 17.472 − 17.836 = -0.364 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is replacing the C13 Steam Catapult System aboard Ford Class carriers and is an advanced technology aircraft launch system which provides improved reliability and maintainability, reduced manning workload and increased operational availability. This budget line-item funds the procurement for Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) life cycle support modifications and upgrades required aboard Ford Class carriers and System Functional Demonstration (SFD) land-based test site. Modifications included in the budget support fatigue life, obsolescence and performance enhancements to ensure the system remains operational throughout the life of the program. EMALS replaces the C13 Steam Catapult System aboard Ford Class carriers and is an advanced technology aircraft launch system which provides improved reliability and maintainability, reduced manning workload and increased operational availability. EMALS is installed aboard CVN-78 and in one land-based test site at SFD. EMALS prior years ($39.910M) was previously funded under Aircraft Support Equipment (BLI 4213 and 4216).
Justification
Justification — Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
FY 2026 Baseline funding is required for Depot Standup, installation of modifications for Transformer Rectifier (T/R) Fuse Detection, and modifications based on obsolescence. Work categories include Production Engineering (PE), Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), and Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE). The FY 2026 request was reduced by $.180 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative." Depot Standup Support Equipment is to procure equipment required for initial standup of EMALS depot level repair capabilities for Ford Class ships. This includes final procurement of logistics products, procurement of on-equipment tooling, test fixtures, test stands, and OEM manufactured tooling to support upcoming planned overhaul periodicities. In addition, procuring Detailed Functional Description Data Packages (DFDDPs) to support design and procurement of future test benches focusing on high power and low power testing, troubleshooting, and fault diagnostic capability for component repair. Increase from FY 2025 to FY 2026 due to the phased approach in each year. Software Support Activity (SSA) Support Equipment is required to make minor improvements and expand capabilities of the existing EMALS lab. Standup of EMALS Depot and SSA are required to establish capability and capacity to support four Ford Class ships by 2028. FY 2026 Installations for T/R modifications will be accomplished during Pier Side Ship availabilities. Notes for Installation Schedule: 1. Installations are subject to change with ship availability schedule updates. 2. The year-to-year unit installations costs will vary and can exceed the projected yearly inflation rate due to the hardware installation cost being dependent on quantity and location of the ship at the time of install or which site is being update, which CVN, and the ships baseline configuration. 3. Production lead time includes pre-installation checkout, kitting with other installation hardware and drawings, and time to deliver the hardware to the installation site. Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) funding levels fluctuate due to a mix and complexity of system Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) written and verified in each year. All ECPs do not require the same level of NRE. Integrated Logistics Support also varies from year to year based on complexity of logistics elements required for each individual ECP.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $17.5M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $14.7M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $16.3M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $16.3M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $18.6M | $17.5M | $14.7M | $16.3M | $16.3M |
Follow the dollar
Appropriation → program element → top high-confidence awards → recipient families → congressional districts.
Follow-the-dollar covers 312 of 1,938 programs — only high-confidence budget→award links are shown. why coverage is partial? →
The diagram illustrates the cited table below — amounts shown in the diagram are transaction sums per award (no citation chips); the per-district obligations in the table cite USAspending queries.
| District | Program obligations |
|---|---|
| CA-50 | $774.5M |
Related awards
Award linkage is shown for 32 of 200 profiled companies — high- and medium-confidence USAspending matches, each row labeled; medium is the weaker evidence. why partial award coverage? →
| Recipient | PIID | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL ATOMICS | N0001922C0033 | high |
| GENERAL ATOMICS | N0001922F2298 | high |
Contractor concentration
No concentration index is published for this line. This line's high-confidence links do not clear the floor for a published concentration index — at least 3 awards across 2 contractor families holding positive obligations, with positive net linked dollars. An index below that floor is a fact about the sample, not about the market. Whatever further links this line carries are medium-confidence, and what each medium evidence path does and does not establish is set out in the methodology. Both bases are in the downloadable warehouse.
Lobbying mentions
19 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
H.R.7148 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other…
H.R.8800 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for…
Defense Authorization legislation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 as it pertains to Department of…
H.R.1968 - Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30…
S.1071 - An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense…
H.R.3838 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for…
HR 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Title II, including issues related to aircraft, spectrum, space programs, missiles…
HR 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Title II, including issues related to aircraft, spectrum, space programs, missiles…
House and Senate FAA legislation as it pertains to aviation safety, unmanned aircraft systems, urban air mobility…
House and Senate FAA legislation as it pertains to aviation safety, unmanned aircraft systems, advanced air mobility…
House and Senate FAA legislation as it pertains to aviation safety, unmanned aircraft systems, urban air mobility…
House and Senate FAA legislation as it pertains to aviation safety, unmanned aircraft systems, advanced air mobility…
House and Senate FAA legislation as it pertains to unmanned aircraft systems, urban air mobility integration, air…
H.R.10545 - Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other…
H.R.8771 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal…
H.R.2882 - Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other…
H.R.8771 - Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal…
S 4638/HR 8070 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Title VIII, including issues related to…
S 4921/HR 8774 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 including issues related to military aviation…
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O724
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O701
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O738
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
OPN BA1 Book · www.secnav.navy.mil