Trump’s Antiquated 'Obsession' Fuels Military 'Decline': Ex-Navy Officer
The carrier’s EMALS system has logged almost 37,000 launches, but Trump still argues steam catapults look better and work better.
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Trump’s strange obsession with steam-powered catapults
Plus: The disbanding of an Army drone unit.
Trump’s antiquated 'obsession' fuels military 'decline': ex-Navy officer
Last week, President Donald Trump ordered the Navy to return to steam power for its airplane-launching catapults, reversing the move toward modern electromagnetic systems and dragging the U.S. fleet back into the 19th century. According to former naval officer and Hudson Institute senior fellow Bryan Clark, Trump’s order “risks crippling fleet readiness — already at its lowest point in decades.”As Clark explains in the Washington Post, “After si…
The White House has officially ordered the US Navy to redesign its newest nuclear aircraft carriers. Important, modern components that Donald Trump believes are inadequate are to be replaced. Experts are left scratching their heads.
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