The United States has signed off on a $1.83 billion deal to deliver aircraft launch systems to France.
The US State Department has greenlit the sale of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), and related equipment to the government of France for an estimated US$1.32 billion ($1.83 billion).
Included in the deal is the delivery of:
land-based testing and test spares; shipboard install; testing and certification support; shipboard spares; peculiar support equipment; government furnished equipment; multi-purpose reconfigurable training system; operator and maintainer training; integrated electronic technical manuals; drawings and interface control documents; and technical assistance; contractor engineering technical services.