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The Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Nightmare Has Just Begun
China and other rivals have spent two decades building the perfect trap for big ships: dense salvos of ballistic, cruise, and ...
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, billed by the US Navy as “the most capable, adaptable, and lethal combat platform in ...
President Donald Trump said he would introduce an executive order to bring back steam power to the Navy. He made the comments ...
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The U.S. Navy Has 1 Big Advantage over China’s New Aircraft Carriers
China’s navy is adding aircraft carriers and learning quickly. But carriers are not just hulls and jets; they’re living ...
The electromagnetic catapults and weapons elevators for Ford class carriers have historically been a headache, but changing ...
China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy ...
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Trump Doesn’t Like the Navy’s Electromagnetic Catapults. Can He Get Rid of Them?
Trump has made his distaste for the US Navy’s new EMALS carrier launching system clear. Yet the catapults have clear benefits over their steam-powered predecessors, despite reliability issues.
Hong Kong and Seoul (CNN) — China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has used its new electromagnetic catapult to successfully launch three types of aircraft, according to Chinese state media, ...
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