I think NAWCAD Lakehurst has been working EMALS for 40+ years and the base has in ground launch systems going back to the earliest carriers. 

This isn’t new technology. 

AL



On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 8:36 AM, Drew Hamblen <drewhamblen@gmail.com> wrote:

It seems prudent to me to have at least some of the new Carriers planned to use steam/hydraulics (proven) until the alternatives are battle tested enough to make them all that way. Imagine if all of the new planned ships run into consistent issues for the next few decades...

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