Trump directs Navy to return to steam catapults on aircraft carriers
The Hill
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President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy on Thursday to remove the electromagnetic catapult system on aircraft carriers to launch fighter planes and revert back to using catapult systems, a move that officials and experts argue would raise costs in the process.
The president directed the service to have Ford-class aircraft carriers, such as the Doris…
Trump orders Navy back to steam catapults
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