Trump’s aircraft carrier demands may lead to waiting game for Navy

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Right · Published: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

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...

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