Trump Orders US Aircraft Carriers to Go Back to Steam Catapults
The headline, as it mutated - 6 wordings
- 13 Aug, 20:56Trump orders Navy to return to steam catapults on future Ford-class carriers (PPA:NYSEARCA)1 outlet
- 13 Aug, 21:57Trump Orders US Aircraft Carriers to Go Back to Steam Catapults2 outlets
- 14 Aug, 01:00Trump directs Navy to return to steam catapults on aircraft carriers2 outlets
- 14 Aug, 09:01President Trump Orders
Navy toReturn To Steam Catapults Onfuture Ford classCarriersPPA NYSEARCA1 outlet - 14 Aug, 13:11Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’2 outlets
- 15 Aug, 23:57Navy looking into warship redesigns as part of Trump requests2 outlets
- and 16 one-off wordings
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How it spread - 34 original reports
Thu, 13 August 2026
4 reports- Google News - Top Stories20:56first to report
Trump orders Navy to return to steam catapults on future Ford-class carriers (PPA:NYSEARCA) Seeking Alpha Exclusive | Trump Orders Navy to Restore Old Technology in Aircraft Carriers, Costing Billions WSJ Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets The Guardian Presidential Memo: Rebuilding the United States Navy and America's Shipbuilding Industrial Base USNI News Trump directs Navy to return to steam catapults on aircraft carriers The Hill
- Bloomberg Politics21:57
President Donald Trump ordered the Navy to return to using steam catapults to launch planes off of aircraft carriers, acting on a longtime complaint despite opposition from many naval officers.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)22:20
Der US-Präsident hat selbst nie in der US-Armee gedient – aber zu Militärthemen trotzdem immer eine klare Meinung. Aktuell im Fokus: Flugzeugträger. Trumps jüngste Anordnung dürfte Milliarden kosten.
- South China Morning Post23:40
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 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The planned USS Doris Miller will be the fourth ship in the...
Fri, 14 August 2026
20 reports- Channel News Asia00:54
- The Hill01:00
President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy on Thursday to remove the electromagnetic catapult system on aircraft carriers to launch fighter planes and revert back to using catapult systems, a move that officials and experts argue would raise costs in the process. The president directed the service to have Ford-class aircraft carriers, such as the Doris...
- Euronews04:43
According to a directive issued Thursday, the new mandate would likely cost billions of dollars and revert the Navy’s most advanced ships to a system that takes more sailors to operate and is more difficult to maintain.
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:40
AMERIČKI predsjednik Trump potpisao je uredbe kojima uvodi carine na dronove te naređuje mornarici povratak na parne katapulte i dopušta, pod određenim uvjetima, gradnju ratnih brodova u inozemstvu.
- Index.hr (Croatia)06:15
AMERIČKI predsjednik Trump naredio je mornarici da s novih nosača zrakoplova ukloni moderne elektromagnetske katapulte i vrati se na starije parne sustave, unatoč troškovima i kritikama stručnjaka.
- ABC News (Australia)08:53
Donald Trump orders the US Navy to remove the system used to launch fighter jets from its newest type of aircraft carrier and return to using older steam catapults.
- iheart.com09:01
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to replace electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class carriers with steam catapults, citing reliability concerns. This change could cost billions and affect carrier readiness. The Navy must present plans for this transition within two months.
- iheart.com09:01
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to replace electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class carriers with steam catapults, citing reliability concerns. This change could cost billions and affect carrier readiness. The Navy must present plans for this transition within two months.
- iheart.com09:01
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to replace electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class carriers with steam catapults, citing reliability concerns. This change could cost billions and affect carrier readiness. The Navy must present plans for this transition within two months.
- iheart.com09:01
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to replace electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class carriers with steam catapults, citing reliability concerns. This change could cost billions and affect carrier readiness. The Navy must present plans for this transition within two months.
- iheart.com09:01
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to replace electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class carriers with steam catapults, citing reliability concerns. This change could cost billions and affect carrier readiness. The Navy must present plans for this transition within two months.
- iheart.com09:01
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to replace electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class carriers with steam catapults, citing reliability concerns. This change could cost billions and affect carrier readiness. The Navy must present plans for this transition within two months.
- iheart.com09:01
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to replace electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class carriers with steam catapults, citing reliability concerns. This change could cost billions and affect carrier readiness. The Navy must present plans for this transition within two months.
- iheart.com09:01
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to replace electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class carriers with steam catapults, citing reliability concerns. This change could cost billions and affect carrier readiness. The Navy must present plans for this transition within two months.
- iheart.com09:01
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to replace electromagnetic catapults on Ford-class carriers with steam catapults, citing reliability concerns. This change could cost billions and affect carrier readiness. The Navy must present plans for this transition within two months.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)10:28
Le portaerei statunitensi della classe Gerald R. Ford torneranno alle catapulte a vapore: lo ha deciso Donald Trump che ha ordinato alla Marina, con un memorandum sulla sicurezza nazionale, di smantellare il sistema di catapulta elettromagnetica per il lancio dei caccia e tornare al metodo precedente. Lo riporta il Wall Street Journal, che spiega che […] L'articolo Trump vuole tornare alle vecchie catapulte a vapore per i caccia sulle portaerei Usa. Marina contraria, costerà miliardi di dollari...
- Le Figaro (France)10:31
DÉCRYPTAGE - Cette nouvelle technologie, aujourd’hui mise en œuvre par les Chinois, est accusée de tous les maux par le président américain qui a décidé le retour aux traditionnelles catapultes à vapeur à partir du USS Doris Miller.
- Google News - Top Stories13:11
Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’ The Hill Exclusive | Trump Orders Navy to Restore Older Tech on Aircraft Carriers, Costing Billions WSJ Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets The Guardian New White House Memo Calls for Foreign-Built Warships, Return to Steam Catapults on Ford Carriers USNI News Trump orders the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off aircraft...
- The Hill13:11
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) blasted President Trump on Thursday for ordering the U.S. Navy to revert to older catapult systems on its aircraft carriers, arguing the change would be costly while questioning Trump’s qualifications to make such a call. “He’s a marginally failed real estate developer with multiple bankruptcies,” Kelly said in an interview with...
- Google News - Top Stories16:19
Trump directs Navy to return to steam catapults on aircraft carriers The Hill Trump orders the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off aircraft carriers AP News Trump Pushes Costly Return to Steam on Future US Navy Aircraft Carrier Business Insider Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets The Guardian Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’ The Hill
Sat, 15 August 2026
5 reports- Le Monde (France)10:34
La décision de Donald Trump de renoncer aux catapultes électromagnétiques est supposée entrer en vigueur pour un porte-avions devant être livré en 2034. Or, les trois autres bâtiments de classe Ford antérieurs sont ou seront équipés de catapultes modernes, ce qui devrait suffire à garantir la filière, estime le ministère français.
- Google News - Top Stories15:13
Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences The Washington Post Exclusive | Trump Orders Navy to Restore Older Tech on Aircraft Carriers, Costing Billions wsj.com Trump to Splurge Billions on Deranged 1940s Obsession The Daily Beast ‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts CNN Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’ The Hill
- Le Figaro (France)19:50
Malgré la volonté de Donald Trump de rétablir les catapultes à vapeur sur les futurs porte-avions américains, Paris assure que la fourniture et la maintenance des systèmes électromagnétiques destinés au France Libre ne sont pas menacées.
- Google News - Top Stories23:57
Navy looking into warship redesigns as part of Trump requests The Hill Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences The Washington Post ‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts CNN Exclusive | Trump Orders Navy to Restore Older Tech on Aircraft Carriers, Costing Billions WSJ Mark Kelly on aircraft carrier catapult order: ‘Donald Trump knows nothing about this stuff’ The Hill
- The Hill23:57
The United States Navy is potentially redesigning incoming aircraft vessels to better align with President Trump’s preferred aesthetic. The maritime branch is considering the shift on Ford-class ships to match the president’s preference for the new aircraft carriers to resemble the World War II-era, according to a Saturday report from the Washington Post. The changes...
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- The Hill02:58
The U.S. Navy is weighing a major revamp of the design of its new class of aircraft carriers to better suit the desires expressed by President Trump as the White House continues to wade into the designs of naval warships. The Navy is performing an internal review where it is weighing the possibility of moving...
Tue, 18 August 2026
2 reports- The Hill10:00
President Trump is increasingly putting his thumb on the scale by wading more into the designs of U.S. aircraft carriers, backing potentially seismic design changes that would increase construction costs and scramble timelines to complete the build. The president has ordered a return to steam catapults on Ford-class aircraft carriers, and the U.S. Navy is...
- RMF24 (Poland)13:55
Trumpowi nie podobają się amerykańskie lotniskowce, więc zażądał zmian konstrukcyjnych
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- Novinky (Czechia)16:16
Americký prezident Donald Trump není spokojen se vzhledem letadlových lodí a požaduje, design nových amerických letadlových lodí připomínal plavidla z druhé světové války. Ze zpráv Pentagonu vyplývá, že šéf Bílého domu prosazuje také úpravy velitelských můstků, které by se podle něj měly vrátit zpět ke středu lodě, tam, kde se nacházel v době 2. světové války na letadlových lodích třídy Yorktown. Jeho požadavky znamenají nejen miliardy dolarů navíc, ale současně narážejí na odpor odborníků i...
Thu, 20 August 2026
1 report- Bloomberg Politics09:00
President Donald Trump wants to switch the warplane launch systems on new US aircraft carriers. The company that builds those systems is suggesting that might not be a good idea.