CVN-81 & 82 were ordered in Jan. With EM Cats. Steel starts getting cut in 2023 & 2027.
Returning to steam Cats would require a complete redesign of the Ford-class carriers
Trump in 2017: βI said what system are you going to beββSir, weβre staying with digital.β I said no youβre not. You going to goddamned steam, the digital costs hundreds of millions of dollars more money and itβs no good.β https://t.co/5BhBWwOfjf
β Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) May 28, 2019