Latest "Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System" stories

Why Trump asked the Wasp’s crew ‘electric or steam?’

The warship Wasp doesn't even have catapults.

By Mark D. Faram and Joe Gould

4 years ago

Why the carrier Ford is delayed again

More headaches for the high tech warship.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

Once beleaguered by critics, the Ford gets a lift

The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford just got closer to becoming a fully operational flattop.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

Why the Navy thinks the carrier Gerald R. Ford will work after all

The combination punch of good news at the Senate Armed Services' Seapower Subcommittee included testimony that the Navy has recorded significant cost savings during the building of the John F. Kennedy, the next Ford-class carrier, and is prepping to purchase two similar flattops in Fiscal Year 2020.

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

No more stories