Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Darius Jarmon lubricates an electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) catapult aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). US Navy Photo.
President Donald Trump again called to install steam catapults on future aircraft carriers, in a move experts say that move would cost billions of dollars and reduce the capital ships’ capabilities.
Trump, who has been critical of the Ford-class carriers’ new electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS)system,...