Switching from Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and back to steam-operated aircraft carrier catapults on ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to remove the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) for aircraft carriers and return to steam catapults. While the Republican president has long ...

Switching USS Doris Miller to steam catapults would require a major redesign, additional costs and further delays to its ...

To defend his preference for steam catapults over EMALS on America’s aircraft carriers, Trump has cited a conversation with a ...

President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy on Thursday to remove the electromagnetic catapult system on aircraft carriers to launch fighter planes and revert back to using steam catapult systems, a move ...

In a surprising move, US President Donald Trump has directed the Navy to switch back to steam catapults for new aircraft carriers. This retracement comes even as contracts are being awarded to enhance ...

The French Navy chief said on Wednesday that the United States had not yet decided whether to revert to the older ...

The $562 million fixed-price incentive contract funds three Lot 1 drones and covers parts for three Lot 2 aircraft, bringing ...

General Atomics has won a $42.9 million U.S. Navy order for spare parts supporting the electromagnetic catapults and arresting gear on the service's in-service Ford-class carriers. The order, ...

Despite an August order for the U.S. Navy to return to steam catapults on its newest carriers, the service appears to be sticking with electromagnetics.

President Donald Trump wants the Navy to go back to the future by restoring steam catapults to launch planes from aircraft carriers, a directive that critics say will cost billions of dollars, ...

Trump has ordered the US Navy to replace EMALS with older steam catapults on the USS Doris Miller. The switch could cost billions and create additional costs, delays ...