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Trump tells troops that future US supercarriers are 'going to use steam' in a weird rant about an obsession he can't seem to shake
Trump - a staunch proponent of traditional steam catapults that are less complex than the alternati…
Ryan Pickrell
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A power problem aboard the Navy's $13 billion supercarrier left it unable to launch planes for days
The Ford's Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) unexpectedly failed during at-sea testing…
Ryan Pickrell
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US Navy still trying to figure out exactly why aircraft launch system on $13 billion supercarrier failed
"We're still going through the diagnosis," the Navy acquisition chief said of efforts to figure out…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy is catapulting trucks off aircraft carriers
The US Navy uses the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) to launch aircraft from ca…
Jenner Deal
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Trump uses Thanksgiving call to Navy officer to voice a weird grudge about aircraft carriers
"So when you do the new carriers as we do and as we're thinking about doing, would you go with stea…
Alex Lockie
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The Navy's new $13 billion supercarriers have a high-tech feature that is apparently driving Trump crazy
The Navy used EMALS, instead of the steam launchers that were used for decades, and new advanced ar…
Ryan Pickrell
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Roller Coasters and Aircraft Carriers Are About To Have Something In Common
The new electromagnetic catapult could replace steam catapults still used by even the latest Americ…
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The vital US Navy aircraft carrier system Trump is obsessed over keeps failing, running up costs
Chief among the upgrades over the previous carriers is the electromagnetic launching system and the…
Alex Lockie
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New video shows next US Navy supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy catapulting heavy cars into a river to make sure the warship can handle planes
The video shows testing of the aircraft launch system on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, …
Chris Panella
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The newest US aircraft carrier is heading for deployment after a decade of hard lessons the Navy says it should 'never' do again
After years of struggles with a new design and technology, the first-in-class carrier USS Gerald R.…
Christopher Woody
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'You have to be a computer genius': Trump likened the Navy's new catapult technology to learning the seat controls in a new car
Despite Trump's suggestion that the Navy should use an outdated steam-based catapult system to laun…
David Choi
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The USS Ford is in the Atlantic for first-of-its-kind aircraft testing - here's what the Navy is learning about its new carrier
"What we're doing is validating years of test catapult shots that were done at the EMALS test facil…
Lt.j.g. Nicholas Spaleny, US …
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After another Trump rant and a 'new' milestone, the US's newest aircraft carrier is a week closer to seeing action
The US Navy quietly declared its newest carrier ready for operations in December, but officials did…
Christopher Woody
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The US Navy's new high-tech aircraft launcher is being prepped for deployment on France's new nuclear-powered carrier
France's new carrier will be considerably larger than Charles de Gaulle, giving the French navy the…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Here's how the US Navy tests their new aircraft carrier's catapults
In the future, engineers will design new types of aircraft that previous aircraft carriers could no…
Alex Lockie
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It looks like China is about to test a futuristic railgun as the US Navy puts the brakes on its $500 million program
The size and shape of the weapon are roughly the same as the US Navy's own prototype rail gun, and …
Ben Brimelow
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Trump revisited his disdain for the Navy's 'ridiculous' new aircraft-launching system during an unrelated meeting about hurricane response
During a closed-door meeting at the Federal Emergency Management Agency's headquarters about hurric…
Christopher Woody
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China claims 'great breakthroughs' with rocket technology that could give it an edge in a high altitude fight
"I imagine the Chinese are not pleased with how events unfolded last year, and there are some who f…
Christopher Woody
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Magnets, how do they work? Trump can't tell you.
Turns out former President Donald Trump has more in common with the Insane Clown Posse than makeup.…
Lloyd Lee
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The Navy pulled off 22 aircraft landings in just over 26 minutes in a demanding test of gear for its new supercarriers
The recent testing involved five F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, 25 maintainers from Carrier Air Wing 8 (C…