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The move comes despite opposition from naval officers and as China and France adopt the newer technology.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T01:05:28.766Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-14T00:29:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-14T01:05:28.766Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":92,"critic":85,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports from centre and left outlets","critic":"Multiple digests corroborate key facts","hype":"Measured language in most reports"}},"tags":["#USNavy","#AircraftCarriers","#DefenceBudget","#TrumpAdministration","#MilitaryModernisation"],"entities":["Donald Trump","US Navy","USS Doris Miller","General Atomics","Pete Hegseth"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to replace electromagnetic aircraft launch systems (EMALS) with steam catapults on its newest Ford-class carriers, starting with the USS Doris Miller.","The decision is expected to cost billions of dollars and will require more sailors to operate than the electromagnetic system, which the Navy has struggled to staff.","The move reverses a modernisation programme despite China and France adopting electromagnetic catapults for their latest carriers.","Congress will consider the funding for the change as part of broader defence budget negotiations in September."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to remove the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) from its newest Ford-class aircraft carriers and replace it with steam catapults. The directive, issued on 13 August 2026, requires the Pentagon and the Navy to present plans for the change within two months. The USS Doris Miller, the fourth Ford-class carrier, will be the first to undergo the modification."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The decision is expected to cost billions of dollars. The electromagnetic system, which reduces the number of sailors needed to operate catapults from about a dozen to two, is easier to maintain and allows faster aircraft launches than steam catapults. The Navy has reported difficulty filling posts across its fleet, with approximately 20,000 unfilled positions at the start of 2026."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Trump has long criticised EMALS, calling it \"not good\" and lacking the power of steam catapults in a 2017 interview. The newest Chinese aircraft carriers use electromagnetic catapults, and France plans to adopt the system for its next carrier. General Atomics, the manufacturer of EMALS, said the decision \"warrants careful reconsideration\" and warned of \"significant cost, schedule, and integration risks\" as work on the Doris Miller’s catapults is already halfway complete."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The move comes as Congress prepares to debate defence funding, including a $95 billion package proposed by Republicans to fund the military and the war in Iran. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth estimated the war’s cost at $37.5 billion. The House passed the funding bills in August, but the Senate has yet to act."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Neither of the right-rated digests mentioned the $37.5 billion cost estimate for the war in Iran or the fact that reverting to steam catapults will require more sailors. None of the centre-rated digests quoted Trump’s 2017 remark about steam catapults. The Associated Press and Washington Top News full reports were the only ones to quote General Atomics’ warning about the risks of changing course."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Stuff","url":"https://stuff.co.nz/world-news/361020244/trump-orders-navy-return-older-system-launch","headline":"Trump orders Navy to return to old steam catapaults he likes, in order costing billions","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T00:29:58.000Z"},{"sourceName":"rbc.ua","url":"https://rbc.ua/ukr/news/tramp-nakazav-povernuti-parovi-katapulti-1786666769.html","headline":"Trump Ordered the Return of Steam Catapults for Aircraft Carriers.","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T00:19:29.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Record","url":"https://troyrecord.com/2026/08/13/trump-carriers-catapults","headline":"Trump orders the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off aircraft carriers","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T00:05:40.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Washington Top 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