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Trump aircraft carrier steam catapult directive
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 14
AUG 14 · Day 1
Trump directs new aircraft carrier to revert to steam 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.
Bryan Clark said the Navy has saved $100 million a year on the Ford class carrier due to the electromagnetic system being easier to operate and less expensive in terms of personnel and maintenance.
General Atomics made EMALS for the USS Gerald Ford and was set to do the same for the USS Doris Miller.