Hey Americans. Remember when your CIC publicly criticized the "digital" EMALS and said drop it and go steam? Would be pretty stupid to plant a flag on a hill on a subject matter that you have no competence in and later get completely BTFO, wouldn't it?
http://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/07/26/navy-announces-fix-to-electromagnetic-aircraft-launch-system/
>The recently commissioned supercarrier Gerald R. Ford has been widely criticized for having a myriad of mechanical issues, but the U.S. Navy can scratch the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System off that list, according to a Naval Air Systems Command release.
>The Navy says it performed 71 successful test launches this summer to confirm that the launch system is finally working correctly.
>reliability problems in testing for more than five years
>threaten cancellation of project
>it's fixed two months later
Surely this wasn't planned?
>>34666543
Gerald Ford was not delayed due to EMALS
I'm guessing testing wasn't the hottest of priorities due to there being no use for it for years.