Steam-powered catapults, expensive and difficult to maintain, are operating near their limits and will not be able to accommodate heavier aircraft planned for the future. PH3 Jason A. Fults / US Navy ...

A digital launch system installed on the new USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier has become President Trump’s newest defense industry target. Trump, who since December has bashed cost overruns in the ...

Soon after China showcased sea trials of its newest aircraft carrier using electromagnetic catapults, US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the same launch technology used by the US Navy, ...

U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl. "You know the catapult is quite important. So I said what is this? Sir, this is our digital catapult system. He said well, we ...