Trump orders Navy to replace advanced catapults with older steam systems
President Trump has directed the US Navy to remove advanced fighter jet launch systems from its newest aircraft carriers and revert to older steam catapults.
President Trump has issued a directive ordering the US Navy to replace the advanced system currently used to launch fighter jets from its newest aircraft carriers with older steam catapults. The president has long expressed a preference for the older technology. The order will cost billions of dollars to implement.
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Trump orders Navy to return to old steam catapaults he likes, in order costing billions
President Donald Trump is ordering the US Navy to remove the advanced system used to launch fighter jets from its newest type of aircraft carrier and return to using older steam catapults that he has long said he prefers, according…