Trump orders Navy to revert carriers to steam catapults
The short version
- Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’
- Trump orders DOD to redesign aircraft carrier with steam catapults to launch jets - 13wham.com.
- Trump orders Pentagon to scrap modern jet launching tech on new US aircraft carrier and revert to steam catapults – live
From the source reporting: Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’ Trump orders DOD to redesign aircraft carrier with steam catapults to launch jets - 13wham.com.
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Receipts — source reporting
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01 Trump orders Navy to abandon carrier launch system, return to steam catapults - Reuters Reuters via Google News 02 Trump orders Pentagon to scrap modern jet launching tech on new US aircraft carrier and revert to steam catapults – live - The Guardian Google News — Trump 03 Trump directs Navy to return to steam catapults on aircraft carriers - The Hill Google News — Trump 04 Trump orders return of steam catapults on carriers, fifth public shipyard - Breaking Defense Google News — Trump 05 Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets - The Guardian Google News — Trump 06 Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’ - The Hill Google News — Trump 07 Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’ - Yahoo Google News — Trump 08 Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Trump knows nothing about this stuff’ - NewsNation Google News — Trump 09 ‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts - CNN Google News — Trump 10 Trump orders DOD to redesign aircraft carrier with steam catapults to launch jets - KOMO Google News — Trump 11 Trump orders DOD to redesign aircraft carrier with steam catapults to launch jets - 13wham.com Google News — Trump 12 Trump orders DOD to redesign aircraft carrier with steam catapults to launch jets - WPEC Google News — Trump 13 Trump orders DOD to redesign aircraft carrier with steam catapults to launch jets - WBFF Google News — Trump 14 Trump orders DOD to redesign aircraft carrier with steam catapults to launch jets - KFOX Google News — Trump