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Trump orders Navy to revert to steam catapults on carriers
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President Trump has directed the Navy to abandon the electromagnetic launch system used on new aircraft carriers and return to steam catapults, according to reports from Breaking Defense, Reuters and The Guardian. The order applies to future carrier construction, reversing a technology shift that ha…
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Trump orders Navy to revert to steam catapults on carriers
President Trump has directed the Navy to abandon the electromagnetic launch system used on new aircraft carriers and return to steam catapults, according to reports from Breaking Defense, Reuters and The Guardian. The order applies to future carrier construction, reversing a technology shift that ha…