Magnets vs. steam drives debate over future carrier catapults
The directive would end EMALS on future Ford-class carriers and could delay the fourth ship, USS Doris Miller, by years, critics say.
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Trump wants steam, the Navy wants drones: Both are half-right
The battle over the Navy’s flight decks has escalated into a high-stakes standoff between legacy muscle and digital progress. President Donald Trump recently issued a national security presidential memorandum directing War Secretary Pete Hegseth to return future carriers to traditional steam power. This directive is not without merit. For a military caught between rising costs and terrifying new threats, the White House is asking a fundamentally…
China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Will Launch Jets With Electromagnetic Catapults. Trump Just Ordered the US Navy Back to Steam.
China's third carrier, the Fujian, launches aircraft with an electromagnetic catapult, and the Type 004 is almost certain to retain the system. In the same period, President Trump has directed the US Navy to abandon electromagnetic catapults on the Gerald R. Ford class in favour of the steam catapults that have served carriers for decades.
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