The USS Gerald Ford, already built, Has replaced the steam catapault with a new electromagnetic system. And it not proving reliable, according to Tyler Rogoway (jalopnok) "As it stands, EMALS, which has been in full-scale testing for the better part of a decade, does not appear to be reliable, even though the concept was supposed to be much more reliable and less labor-intensive than its steam predecessor. Additionally, EMALS is supposed to be smaller, lighter, and less complex than its steam counterpart, while providing greater forward thrust, and a larger launch envelope for significantly different aircraft weights. This will theoretically allow launches of fully laden fighters to relatively light weight unmanned aircraft." In 2013, EMALS dismal record spoke for itself. 201 out of 1,967 launches had failed. That is over 10 percent of test launches. Factoring in the current state of the system, the most generous numbers available show that EMALS has an average "time between failure" rate of 1 in 240. In other words, one out of 240 launches fail." The carrier has other problem with the arresting gear,

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