Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to return steam catapults to aircraft carriers - WSJ
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According to media reports, U.S. President Donald Trump instructed the Navy to dismantle the electromagnetic system for launching fighter jets on Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers and return to steam catapults. The decision, signed in a memorandum, is likely to cost billions of dollars.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to restore outdated technologies on aircraft carriers, which will cost billions of dollars, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources, UNN writes.
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"President Trump instructed the Navy to dismantle the complex system for launching fighter jets from aircraft carriers and return to using steam catapults," the publication says.
The U.S. Navy, as noted, has been contesting this for many years, and such a move will likely cost billions of dollars.
American officials say that on Thursday Trump signed a national security memorandum regulating these changes, which include dismantling the electromagnetic catapult system used on Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers.