The Pentagon last week awarded $120 million worth of contracts to two companies picked by the Navy to develop a replacement for current aircraft carrier catapult systems. Northrop Grumman of Sunnyvale, CA, and General Atomics of San Diego were awarded the contracts for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System on Dec. 10, according to a Defense Department announcement. Northrop's contract is for $61.8 million, while General Atomics will receive $59.9 million. The contracts cover the program definition and risk-reduction phase of...
