GA Tupelo to work carrier contract

General Atomics headquarters has been awarded a $51,997,981 Navy contract order of a previously issued Basic Ordering Agreement for procurement of Advanced Arresting Gear equipment required to stand up Runway Arresting Landing Site (RALS) simulation testing for the first-in-class Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier. RALS equipment enables the Navy to troubleshoot issues discovered during certification and deployment of carrier. General Atomics’ Tupelo, Miss., facility will conduct about 15 percent of the overall work for this project which is tentatively scheduled to be completed in October 2016. Source: Defense Department, Oct. 17, 2013