![]() ![]() ![]() We don’t need - we don’t need that extra speed.” I’m going to just put out an order: We’re going to use steam. “When we build a new aircraft carrier, we’re going to use steam. “I think I’m going to put an order,” the president continued. But, sir, we can only get the plane there every couple of minutes,’ ” Trump said aboard the USS Wasp, according to a White House transcript, adding: “So, really, what they did was wrong.” “You know, they were saying - one of the folks said, ‘No, the electric works faster. Navy Aircraft carrier design as ‘Wrong,’ Will Order an Overhaulĭuring his remarks, the president once again took aim at the Navy’s plans to overhaul traditional steam-based catapults used for launching aircraft with newer electric systems, calling it a “wrong” choice. However, Trump’s focus on the F-35 is credited with softening Lockheed’s negotiating stance.During Speech Trump criticizes U.S. The defense contractor then credited the president with pushing the cost of the new high-tech stealth jets below $100 million each for the first time.īut a critical analysis said the price point came down because the Pentagon agreed to buy an another 90 planes. The result was continuing negotiation with Lockheed. The president said via Twitter: “the F-35 program and cost is out of control.” The president’s attack on the F-35 program in December turned out fine for Lockheed Martin, despite an initial stock drop after a negative Trump tweet. Trump’s criticism might not be fatal for the General Atomics program, if past experience is any gauge. You going to goddamned steam, the digital costs hundreds of millions of dollars more money and it’s no good. I said what system are you going to be–”Sir, we’re staying with digital.” I said no you’re not. And I said–and now they want to buy more aircraft carriers. What is digital? And it’s very complicated, you have to be Albert Einstein to figure it out. You see that sucker going and steam’s going all over the place, there’s planes thrown in the air.” I said, “Ah, how is it working?” “Sir, not good. I said you don’t use steam anymore for catapult? No sir. He said well, we’re going to this because we wanted to keep up with modern. So I said what is this? Sir, this is our digital catapult system. You know the catapult is quite important. The following is Trump’s full comment on the catapult system, according to Time: General Atomics also makes the arresting gear mentioned in that report. ![]() However, problems had cropped up by late 2013.Ī Pentagon report for fiscal year 2016 said, “Poor or unknown reliability of the newly designed catapults, arresting gear, weapons elevators, and radar, which are all critical for flight operations, could affect (the Ford’s) ability to generate sorties, make the ship more vulnerable to attack, or create limitations during routine operations.” “This event marks the first time in over 50 years that the Navy has been able to launch a carrier-based aircraft using a system other than steam,” the company said at the time, calling it an “extraordinary accomplishment.” General Atomics was awarded a contract to produce the new catapult for the future Ford in June 2009.īack in 2010, the Torrey Pines-based company celebrated a milestone with the EMALS launch of an F/A-18E fighter jet at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Welcome to The Intel, a blog examining the hot military news of the day And it’s not the first time under Trump, who has issued negative comments about Lockheed Martin’s F-35 line and Boeing’s Air Force One. The Navy has not made any response so far. Navy,” spokeswoman Meghan Ehlke said in an emailed statement to the Union-Tribune. We are deferring all questions to the U.S. ![]() “General Atomics will not be commenting on President Trump’s statements. General Atomics representatives issued a no comment on Thursday afternoon. ![]()
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