General Atomics advancing aircraft launches, landings

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"The company's efforts are tied closely to the Navy's concept for developing hybrid electric warships that seek to gain the same sorts of energy efficiencies as the Toyota Prius automobile.

"Our future is just like hybrid cars," said Steve Schreppler, program officer for electric ship propulsion systems at the Office of Naval Research. "