Trump orders US aircraft carriers to go back to steam catapults
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Relevance
3/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
11/15
Depth
6/15
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President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to return to using steam catapults to launch planes off of aircraft carriers, acting on a long-time complaint despite opposition from many naval officers. In a presidential memorandum, Trump ordered US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to come up with a plan within 60 days on what would be needed to use hydraulic catapults in the next Gerald Ford-class nucle
