Military● LowSep 23 · Sep 23, 2026, 6:22 PM
Steam catapults? US Navy appears to be sticking with electromagnetics on carriers
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Defense News · North America
Despite an August order for the U.S. Navy to return to steam catapults on its newest carriers, the service appears to be sticking with electromagnetics.
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text. How we score stories.
GlobeAlert context
What the desk knows about this story
Threat level
1 Low
Scored from severity, scale, escalation potential and source agreement. Below the alert threshold.
Sources
1 publisher
Single-source so far. Treat details as unconfirmed until more publishers report.
Category
Military
Not flagged as developing.
North America theater · last 7 days
rising · 29 in the last 24h732
events logged
95
risk index / 100
Attacks & Assaults 300Robberies & Theft 167Shootings 150Rocket Launches 38Earthquakes 24
- Cyber activity (105 reports)Cyber Threats · · 1m ago
- Protest activity (77 reports)Protests · · 2m ago
- Conflict activity (116 reports)Conflict Events · · 18m ago
More in Military
Military53m agoMilitary hardware: Manufacturer seeks dedicated fundingVanguard NigeriaMilitary59m agoRussia suffers record weekly losses of over 16,000 troops in early November – Ukraine’s General StaffUkrinform [en]Military1h agoUK military chief issues stark warning over Russian threatThe Independent WorldMilitary1h agoUS to create 20 - member task force to disrupt Iran land weapons supply routeshindustantimes.com · India