US Navy Carrier Program

Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG)The Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) program for the US Navy is the next generation arresting gear system, moving forward in tandem with the CVN-21 naval carrier aviation program.

The AAG will first be fielded on the new CVN-21 class carriers, and then back-fitted onto existing CVN-68 Nimitz class carriers. The AAG system will significantly improve the arresting capabilities of the Navy's carriers while simplifying operations, maintenance and supportability requirements, as well as reducing overall life-cycle costs.

ESCO lends it's experience and expertise to a team of top companies, led by prime contractor, General Atomics. The team is rounded out by Foster-Miller, Inc., Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation, John J. McMullen Associates, Inc. (ALION) and the EDO Corporation.

This strategic multi-year program opens a potential new business segment for ESCO as a key supplier to the US Navy while expanding the company's worldwide leadership in aircraft arresting systems.

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