Trump orders Navy to ditch electromagnetic catapults in future carriers, return to steam power
President Trump has ordered the Navy to strip out the new electromagnetic catapults from future aircraft carrier construction plans and return to steam-powered systems that have launched fighter jets into the sky for generations.
TL;DR
- President Trump ordered the Navy to remove new electromagnetic catapults.
- Future aircraft carrier construction plans will revert to steam-powered systems.
- The decision signals a return to traditional technology for launching fighter jets.