Originally Posted by
PhilipG
I was thinking, if the Marines had not insisted on a VSTOL aircraft, say decided to put catapults on their new LPA ships.
What do you actually know about naval vessels, and aircraft carriers in particular, Philip?
EMALS was demonstrated in 2011, but I think it was at NAS where the land based development has been ongoing for years.
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The USS Gerald Ford will have EMALS.
Engines: thanks for saving me the trouble on why we no longer build "jeep carriers" in the USN.
