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  "id": 830263,
  "title": "Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-orders-pentagon-to-redesign-us-aircraft-carrier-to-use-steam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T02:03:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/trump-aircraft-carriers-steam-catapults"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President has suggested steam catapults every year since 2017, saying digital systems are too ‘complicated’ After nearly a decade of loudly complaining about the fact that modern US aircraft carriers use electromagnetic systems to launch fighter jets instead of steam-powered catapults, Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to redesign a new aircraft carrier to replace the modern system with the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump allows Navy to build ships abroad, orders return to steam catapults on carriers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-allows-navy-to-build-ships-abroad-orders-return-to-steam",
        "published": "2026-08-14T00:54:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Trump Orders Navy To Return To Older System Of Launching Jets Off Aircraft Carriers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-orders-navy-to-return-to-older-system-of-launching-jets-off",
        "published": "2026-08-14T01:57:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Trump orders Navy to return to older system of launching jets off aircraft carriers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-orders-navy-to-return-to-older-system-of-launching-jets-off-841933",
        "published": "2026-08-14T04:43:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}