- President Trump ordered the Navy to abandon the new electromagnetic catapult system on Ford-class carriers and return to steam catapults.
- The change would require removing the EM launchers and is expected to cost billions of dollars.
- Trump has criticized the electromagnetic system as too expensive and complex, singling it out at recent defense events.
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