Wall Street Journal: President Trump has ordered the US Navy to remove electromagnetic aircraft launch systems (EMALS) from aircraft carriers and revert to steam catapults; the change is expected to add tens of billions of dollars to retrofit costs.

2026-08-14

Wall Street Journal: President Trump has ordered the US Navy to remove electromagnetic aircraft launch systems (EMALS) from aircraft carriers and revert to steam catapults; the change is expected to add tens of billions of dollars to retrofit costs.