The last 60 years the Navy's relied on steam-powered catapults to launch our aircraft. The electromagnetic aircraft launch system E-MALS has been installed and tested on the first two catapults on board Gerald R. Ford. E-MALS greatly expands the limited ability of the steam catapults in terms of being able to launch heavier aircraft but also lighter aircraft with a linear acceleration curve that reduced the wear and tear on the aircraft. E-MALS is built much differently than the steam system so it's designed and built with maintenance in mind so the maintenance requirements of this are reduced. E-MALS will revolutionize the way that we launch the aircraft today into the future for this new class of aircraft.