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Trump aircraft carrier steam catapult directive
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Trump directs new aircraft carrier to revert to steam catapults
General Atomics made EMALS for the USS Gerald Ford and was set to do the same for the USS Doris Miller.
President Donald Trump directed the US Navy to scrap the electromagnetic launch system on an upcoming aircraft carrier and revert to steam-powered catapults.
The directive orders Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to submit a plan within 60 days to install the catapult systems on the carrier slated to be named the USS Doris Miller.