Former President Donald Trump criticized the USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier’s technological issues, calling them wasteful and problematic. He highlighted the carrier's drastic cost overrun from $3 billion to around $18 billion due to the challenges posed by 23 newly integrated technologies. Despite some recent operational successes, Trump remains skeptical about the reliability of innovations, such as the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), suggesting they complicate operations and create unnecessary risks for sailors. His ongoing advocacy for traditional systems emphasizes a preference for simpler, established technologies in military applications.
Look at the Gerald Ford, the aircraft carrier. It was supposed to cost 3 billion. It ends up costing like 18 billion.
We had 23 new technologies on that ship, which quite frankly increased the risk ... of delivery on time and cost right from the get-go.
The electric catapults don’t work. You need to have someone like Albert Einstein to operate the EMALS, which is too complicated.
The USS Gerald Ford was set to revolutionize naval technology, but has faced significant technological integration issues and cost overruns.
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